If you are traveling in a bike at the speed of light, and now you switch on the head light of your bike. What will happen?
don’t tell me no particle can travel at the speed of light. Every one knows that.
2007-03-29 00:37:38 · 17 answers · asked by steve_reallycool 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Physics
the speed of light is rational from the speed of the source so it's speed would be 3 * 10^8 as always.
but due to Doppler effect light's wave length decreases because of the speed of the source and the frequency 1s increased
f' = f [ v /(v-u)] when the bike moves towards the observer
f'' = f [ v /(v+u)] when the bike moves away from the observer
f' & f'' is the observed frequency of the wave and f is the frequency of the wave
v is the speed of the wave in this case the speed of light
u is the speed of the source which' s also the speed of light
so when the bike moves away from the observer
f'' = f [v/(v+v)]
f'' = f/2
the light waves observed frequency becomes half of the
real frequency.
when the bike moves towards the observer
f' = f[v/(v-v)]
f' reaches infinity
the observer observes the light's frequency is infinite
it's not known it could be observed practically or what are consequences.
2007-04-01 01:53:02 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Interesting and dangerous question.
Albert Einstien stated in his theory of relativity that the speed of light remains constant for any observer. There is no concept of absolute rest, everthing is in motion relative to other. Thus every moving observer measures the speed of light as c (which is a constant). In order to do this (measure c) he has to change his time axis (since distance is constant). This means time is relative. One second for one observer can be 1 year for a different observer moving with a different velocity. As you move faster the clock ticks slower.
Now when you are moving with speed of light on your bike, you will have to adjust your time axis. For you time will not be ticking at all because when you measure the speed of light it will turn out to be c. Switch on the headlight or your bike, you will still be able to measure its velocity as c. Only thing is that some of the known laws of physics (terms like 'tends to' have become equal to) are not applicable anymore.
-Vijay
2007-03-29 09:24:35 · answer #2 · answered by vijay a 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Let's say you are 99.999999999999999999999999 the speed of light. The light will leave you at the speed of light. That's the premise for special relativity. No matter what kind of motion anyone has with respect to anything else, the speed of light is a constant.
2007-03-29 08:37:42 · answer #3 · answered by Gene 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
You'll feel a dimming effect and would be able to furnish the wave as well as the particle character of light and the photons
2007-04-01 13:11:42 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You will then achieved in creating something that be stolen by scientists so they get credit. which will give you good reason to get off this planet. Jump on a beam of light,ride it, glide it all the way there.
2007-03-29 07:48:27 · answer #5 · answered by BONES 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
what a question man. Applauds !! Then the lights would appear lit only when the bike comes to a hault.
2007-03-29 07:42:38 · answer #6 · answered by RASHI 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Your question is flawed. You have basically asked "if i am doing something that it utterly impossible, what will be the effect of doing something else that is utterly impossible". There is no meaningful answer to this question - its just a really stupid question.
2007-03-29 08:02:41 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
from your frame of reference, the head light will simply turn on, there will be nothing special about it.
2007-03-29 07:52:43 · answer #8 · answered by lrabo 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
observing the headlight, (coming toward you), the photons would have a shorter wavelength or another terms greater quanta.
2007-03-29 07:48:11 · answer #9 · answered by Kreep 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the light will turn on.
2007-03-29 07:45:33 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋