According to science no speed is greater than that of light. So the relative speed of the muons cannot be 0.9C+0.9C=1.8C since that will be greater than the speed of light!( where C is the speed of light)
2006-09-04 02:28:10 · 10 answers · asked by yacks 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Physics
According to Lorentz transformation, the relative speed is
(0.9c+0.9c)/(1+0.9c*0.9c/c^2) = 0.9944751c
2006-09-04 02:57:00 · answer #1 · answered by helene_thygesen 4 · 4⤊ 0⤋
The previous answer is correct. It sounds strange, but the perceived speed of an object will depend on what reference frame you're observing the object from. A stationary observer will see each muon moving at 0.9c, but in the reference frame of one of the the muons, the other one will be moving at 0.9944751c as Helene said.
2006-09-04 10:41:04 · answer #2 · answered by Bosonator 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Helene and Bosonater are both correct, but can I point out that Science does not say that nothing can travel faster than the speed of light, it says that no particle with mass can travel AT the speed of light. This means that it is theoretically possible for there to be particles flying about travelling faster than light, but unable to decelerate to the speed of light.
2006-09-04 12:52:47 · answer #3 · answered by Friseal 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
The answer will 1.8c . Just because science says that nothing can exceed the speed of light just means that we no of nothing that does. Science has been wrong many times before. It wasn't that long ago relatively speaking that the notion was that the world was flat.
2006-09-04 09:48:26 · answer #4 · answered by SilverSurfer 4 · 0⤊ 2⤋
The light wave frequency will compress so that it only moves at the speed of light.
Another example is shinging a torch in a moving vehicle.
2006-09-04 09:55:09 · answer #5 · answered by dr_nicuk 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Relative speed does nothing. If u have a particle that u could accelerate to the speed of light its mass would become infinity and become a black hole.
2006-09-04 09:50:48 · answer #6 · answered by JOHNNIE B 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Relative to each other they would cease to exist.
Traveling in opposite directions away from each other no data could pass between them so the moment they moved they would disappear from existance.
Traveling towards each other they would appear to approach at c, but arrive sooner than expected.
2006-09-04 09:55:48 · answer #7 · answered by Red P 4 · 0⤊ 2⤋
This is incorrect.
"According to science no speed is greater than that of light".
2006-09-04 09:34:09 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
they are stationary realitive to each other in terms ofspeed as speed doesnt include direction . you should have said velocity smart ars e
2006-09-04 09:48:14 · answer #9 · answered by pokerman 1 · 0⤊ 2⤋
IF YOU DIDENT SEE IT DOES IT MATTER THAT MUCH.
2006-09-07 13:02:18 · answer #10 · answered by BLACKY 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋