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re: Light speed Questions
Posted on 3/9/15 at 10:04 am to skirpnasty
Posted on 3/9/15 at 10:04 am to skirpnasty
One interesting thing is if you were traveling at .99% of the speed of light you would actually travel 7 light years in a perceived physiological year (365-24hr days) due to time slowing down the closer you got to the speed of light....
To get to the nearest extrasolar star Alpha Centauri (4.4 light years away) would take about 7 months ship-time (plus time reaching .99%c)...
What would a relativistic interstellar traveller see?
To get to the nearest extrasolar star Alpha Centauri (4.4 light years away) would take about 7 months ship-time (plus time reaching .99%c)...
What would a relativistic interstellar traveller see?
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Posted on 3/9/15 at 10:17 am to dallasga6
Yep. It's called time dilation. If you traveled away above the speed of light for a few minutes and then returned, so much time would have passed that everything you know would theoretically be gone.
Also, if you are on top of a mountain, time actually passes faster than if you are at sea level. It happens either due to less gravitational pull or higher velocities.
Also, if you are on top of a mountain, time actually passes faster than if you are at sea level. It happens either due to less gravitational pull or higher velocities.
This post was edited on 3/9/15 at 10:18 am
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