Recent questions in Special Relativity

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What would happen if two black holes traveling faster than the speed of light collided?

asked Mar 19, 2023 in Special Relativity by AstralWhisper

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What is the difference between traveling at near-light speeds and standing still in terms of time dilation?

asked Mar 19, 2023 in Special Relativity by Neonlight7

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What would you see if we were able to travel faster than the speed of light?

asked Mar 19, 2023 in Special Relativity by Steven2011

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Wouldn't the issue with traveling at better than lightspeed be slowing back down again, as your image is unstoppable and still stuck traveling at (LS) behind reality, what happens when it eventually finds you?

asked Mar 19, 2023 in Special Relativity by StellarAlchemy

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How can I derive time dilation and length contraction using Lorentz transformations?

asked Mar 18, 2023 in Special Relativity by Richard_

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If a human could ride a photon to travel 100 percent the speed of light, could they travel millions of light years in space and still be alive at their destination?

asked Mar 18, 2023 in Special Relativity by SolarisWhirl (2.9k points)

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Do satellites travel faster than Earth's escape velocity?

asked Mar 18, 2023 in Special Relativity by Marconi1982

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Can light go faster than its current speed in any medium (air, water etc)?

asked Mar 18, 2023 in Special Relativity by repair man

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What are the things that will break at faster than light speeds and what would happen if you were to reach those speeds?

asked Mar 18, 2023 in Special Relativity by Fabien (1.8k points)

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Does consciousness travel at the speed of light, or is it boundless by space-time limits?

asked Mar 18, 2023 in Special Relativity by toekneer4

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What is time dilation? How is it physically understood? How are SPACE, E=MC2, TIME, and time dilation related or fundamentally understood?

asked Mar 17, 2023 in Special Relativity by sueymazipan

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According to the forward Lorentz transformation, t’=-? (vx/c^2) when t=0. So a spaceship travelling at close to light speed to earth would be predicted to be infinitely in our past (? approaches infinity)? How is this physically possible?

asked Mar 17, 2023 in Special Relativity by ceramic tiler dave

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Why is the speed of light what it is ? Why is it not billions of miles per second? What does the front of the beam look like? What if the speed was infinite?

asked Mar 17, 2023 in Special Relativity by SeraphicPulse

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What is "rest energy"?

asked Mar 17, 2023 in Special Relativity by LunarHarmony

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Twins A and B depart from triplet X in opposite directions and at the same speed, reaching space stations C and D equidistant from X with synchronized clocks. Does A’s clock run slower than B’s clock according to special relativity and vice versa?

asked Mar 17, 2023 in Special Relativity by mardyoldgit

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How is the speed of light measured? Does it travel at different speeds through space and time according to its destination and source?

asked Mar 17, 2023 in Special Relativity by SolarisSculptor

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When a person approaches the speed of light, time slows down for him. Why can’t he himself perceive the time to slow down?

asked Mar 17, 2023 in Special Relativity by Knight Rider

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Why do scientists keep trying to go faster and faster with their particle accelerators if we can't surpass the speed of light?

asked Mar 16, 2023 in Special Relativity by NebulaKnight

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Why is not having faster-than-light travel a problem? Why does it matter? Who cares?

asked Mar 16, 2023 in Special Relativity by NebulaScribe

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Why is the Lorentz Force frame independent? Can you explain it in an intuitive way?

asked Mar 16, 2023 in Special Relativity by Guttercat

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