A passenger on an interplanetary express bus traveling at v = 1.99c takes a five-minute catnap, according to his watch. How long does the nap last from your vantage point on a fixed planet?
2007-05-30 21:07:49 · 5 answers · asked by Anniepannie06 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Physics
I assume you meant 0.99c. The 5-minute nap would last about 35.444 minutes.
2007-05-30 22:09:59 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You have the express bus traveling nearly twice the speed of light. According to Special Relativity, that is impossible.
2007-05-30 21:10:32 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Impossible for any object having a mass to travel faster than c, speed of light in vacuum
2007-05-30 21:17:29 · answer #3 · answered by maussy 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If he was only traveling at .99c, you still would not be able to accurately solve this problem. Acceleration rates aren't given. Did the bus immediately blast to .99c ?
2007-05-30 21:19:54 · answer #4 · answered by guff316@sbcglobal.net 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
particular Relativity isn't appropriate to particle accelerators. what's particular approximately SR is the incontrovertible fact that it may basically be utilized to the particular case of no gravity and no acceleration.
2016-10-30 07:43:32 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋