2007-02-28 23:50:08 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Physics
Terminal velocity!
2007-02-28 23:58:49 · answer #1 · answered by Pseudonym45 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
From Einsteins Theory of Relativity....
According to the famous equation-:
Energy = mass x speed of light^2
Therefore mass = Energy / Speed of Light^2
An object's Mass increases the faster it travels - if it gets anywhere near light speed, the amount of energy it requires to go any faster becomes infinite......
There is not enough energy available to propel this object any faster. Some sub-atomic particles can NEARLY achieve light speed, but only EM waves can travel at light speed as they are technically 'massless'.
2007-03-01 08:00:42 · answer #2 · answered by Doctor Q 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
as an object aproches the speed of light its mass increases this makes faster than light travel imposible. unless you can manage to gather a crapload of energy, say from bombarding matter with antimater, to distort space time compressing it in front of you and expanding it behind you. if you want to see a model demonstration of this put a piece of soap in the back end of an arrow shaped piece of wood and watch what happens!
2007-03-01 08:06:05 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋