hi,
i am basically a computer student, but im always curious about physics and its concepts...
during my lunch i was just thinking what difference would it make if something like ( electron or for that matter some object say a plane ) traveled at the speed of light or even more ie., 3 * 10^^8 meters/second. will any laws of physics change from the normal situation which we are in and this DIFFERENT SITUATION.
please help me out in understanding this physics concept...
2007-05-31 01:48:56 · 7 answers · asked by ravi_shankar 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Physics
The laws of Physics are basically universal with the exception of the disparities between Relativity and Quantum Mechanics. Quantum Mechanics is the physics of the very, very small, and Relativity is the physics of the very, very fast and the very, very large. The reason we do not yet have a Universal Theory of Everything is that the physical behaviors of things seem to act on different rules when in those two different systems.
Our everyday experiences are on a scale hugely larger than that of the sub-atomic world of Quantum Mechanics, and as such, Relativity is what applies. So, the rules that work on an airplane are the same that work on you and me, and on the planets and stars, etc. The rules that apply to the sub-atomic world, like the particles and quarks that make up that airplane and you and me and the planets and stars, are very different.
The scenario you are talking about though, is one concerning an object moving at the speed of light, which would be the very, very fast, and so Relativity would again be the rule set you would need to look at.
There is a VAST number of books that have been written about the complexities of these two theories as well as the complexities of their differences and apparent incompatibilities. If you really want to know more about them, I would suggest finding a good book on Physics. Preferably a book that doesn't read like a textbook.
And as others have stated, it is not possible for an object to travel faster than the Speed of Light in Vacuum, or rather, it is not possible for an object to ACCELERATE to a speed greater than the Speed of Light in Vacuum, because as the object reaches higher and higher speeds, its rate of acceleration decreases in such a way that the mass and energy of the object would both reach Infinity. If you have a true understanding of what Infinity is (it is NOT a number, and it is NOT a variable), then you should see intuitively why this would be an impossibility.
2007-05-31 02:26:53 · answer #1 · answered by Kyouchou 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-11-23 21:16:09 · answer #2 · answered by grunlien 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The laws will be the same.
However, u cannot exceed the speed of light because as u approach the speed of light, your acceleration decreases. The relation F=ma is a simplified version of the actual formula which includes the speed of light etc..
2007-05-31 02:03:23 · answer #3 · answered by nivik 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Check out the time dilation, mass increase and length contraction effects as the velocity approaches that of light in vacuum. Nothing, yes, no thing can travel at a velocity greater than that of light in vacuum. Your thoughts can and do travel faster.
2007-05-31 02:06:25 · answer #4 · answered by Swamy 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
hi ravi,
i am very happy to know that you got such thought in your mind. yes certainly some laws will change but more then changing of laws there will be more addition of laws. i mean new laws.
any how it is very difficult for such thing to happen. but if it happens it will bring revolution which will be cause of many laws and ultimately it will also be a common thing later as computer is now..
but from my side , i dont want any such thing to happen because it changes the nature.
hmmmm.... i am also a student like u so i just said what i know.... upto my level..!!
2007-05-31 02:07:46 · answer #5 · answered by munnahboy 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
According to special theory of relativity of Einstein, no material particle can travel at a speed more than that of light in vzccum.
2007-05-31 03:19:27 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
i think if any thing went in that speed
the friction around it will cause it to heat up and burn so fast
2007-05-31 02:01:22 · answer #7 · answered by Robin 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋