Recent questions in Special Relativity

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Can any potential future cataclysm alter the speed of light and thus massively disrupt our existence?

asked Apr 18, 2023 in Special Relativity by StellarEnigma

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Does the speed of light decrease in media other than vacuum?

asked Apr 17, 2023 in Special Relativity by AnotherDIYer2020

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How does traveling at a speed close to the speed of light violate Einstein's theory of relativity?

asked Apr 17, 2023 in Special Relativity by chesterw

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Can you list 30 project ideas exploring the phenomena of length contraction under special relativity?

asked Apr 17, 2023 in Special Relativity by LunarHorizon

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If two photons pass each other in opposite directions, is their relative speed 2C (2x speed of light)? If all things are relative, aren’t they traveling faster than light relatively?

asked Apr 17, 2023 in Special Relativity by Bazdaa

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In which position is the velocity of simple harmonic motion maximum?

asked Apr 17, 2023 in Special Relativity by fff

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What is the angle of incidence at which light travels fastest? Why does it travel faster than usual at this angle only?

asked Apr 17, 2023 in Special Relativity by Karo

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How is Newton's second law affected by relativistic effects such as increased mass at high speeds or time dilation/length contraction? Does this affect things like orbital mechanics, and if so, how?

asked Apr 17, 2023 in Special Relativity by AppleCrumble87

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Can Superman move faster than light? If so, how does he do it without being destroyed by the speed force?

asked Apr 16, 2023 in Special Relativity by LuminousWhirl

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If the invariant speed c were inversely proportional to the local energy density (instead of constant), it would travel faster in deep space and distances would actually be further away than currently measured. What implications does this have?

asked Apr 16, 2023 in Special Relativity by rummo1950

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Why are momentum and energy not related as

asked Apr 16, 2023 in Special Relativity by QuantumDreamer

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A vehicle is moving with the velocity of 20m/s. It stops after 4 seconds. What is its final velocity?

asked Apr 16, 2023 in Special Relativity by iamrinswind

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Is time dilation, length contraction, and mass increase in special relativity a measurement of observer or physically occurred in the object itself?

asked Apr 16, 2023 in Special Relativity by BlazeHarmony

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Is Einstein's special relativity egregious physics?

asked Apr 16, 2023 in Special Relativity by ACP25

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Is it true that Einstein stole the theory of relativity from physicists Lorentz and Poincare?

asked Apr 16, 2023 in Special Relativity by Baxi Boy

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What is the rate of change of velocity with respect to time?

asked Apr 16, 2023 in Special Relativity by SeraphicWhisper

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As time is relative, aren’t we moving at the speed of light relative to a Photon?

asked Apr 16, 2023 in Special Relativity by VZ91

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Is travel at the speed of light ever theoretically possible? Is a well-established "theory" a universal truth, when enough people believe that it should be so? What is electromagnetic propulsion? Why are our physics flawed?

asked Apr 16, 2023 in Special Relativity by Big G

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Would time pass normally for you or slower than normal if you were to travel along with a beam of laser at near-light speeds (but not quite)?

asked Apr 15, 2023 in Special Relativity by Ant62

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When you approach the speed of light, your mass increases. But since speed is relative, does it mean that the object's mass is relative and changes depending on your inertial reference frame?

asked Apr 15, 2023 in Special Relativity by okocala

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