Recent questions in Special Relativity

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If you accelerate one of two wormhole entrances to the speed of light, and the other wormhole entrance is stationary, and two observers enter both wormholes what times will they be in?

asked Mar 16, 2023 in Special Relativity by MysticHarmony

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If you are traveling at light speed or faster, can you get back to the same place in space and time?

asked Mar 16, 2023 in Special Relativity by Big Dunk

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Is there anything that can go faster than light, or at least as fast as light without breaking some law of physics (if there even is one)?

asked Mar 15, 2023 in Special Relativity by widespreadwindbound

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What is the speed of light? Is the speed of light dependent on the medium through which it passes?

asked Mar 15, 2023 in Special Relativity by NovaPulse

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If you are moving at the speed of light, then what is your speed?

asked Mar 15, 2023 in Special Relativity by warbi

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How does science explain moving faster than the speed of light?

asked Mar 15, 2023 in Special Relativity by PollyJeff (2.6k points)

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Can you explain the two postulates of Einstein’s Special relativity without equations?

asked Mar 15, 2023 in Special Relativity by sussexplumb1

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What is the definition of time dilation? Could one achieve such speeds that they would experience time dilation and travel through space without actually moving?

asked Mar 15, 2023 in Special Relativity by Conor333

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How do we know that matter is moving slower than light? Have we ever reached such speeds before (except maybe particles)?

asked Mar 15, 2023 in Special Relativity by NovaOracle

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I’m trying to understand time dilation and relativity. If I go somewhere else in space, what general conditions have to be met so that if I am to return to Earth after 1 year, I have percieved more time and appear much older than 1 year Earth time?

asked Mar 15, 2023 in Special Relativity by oddjobkev

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When you say speed of light is constant, what are you refering? (since same waves, different speeds, based on medium)?

asked Mar 15, 2023 in Special Relativity by Gravelrash

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What is a velocity head?

asked Mar 15, 2023 in Special Relativity by EmberOracle

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According to Einstein's theory of relativity, if both observers meet, synchronize their clocks, then one observer speeds away with a fraction of the speed of light, then comes back and they meet again, will there be a time difference on the clocks?

asked Mar 14, 2023 in Special Relativity by DanielM44

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Will a human ever be able to travel one light year?

asked Mar 14, 2023 in Special Relativity by bn17311

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Could time travel to the past be possible if people were travelling through space at light speed using relativity theory?

asked Mar 13, 2023 in Special Relativity by Bobby Dazzler

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How can we find out whether an object is at rest or in motion by measuring its average velocity over time?

asked Mar 13, 2023 in Special Relativity by Grahammcc

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Why can't light "travel" at 1,000,000 miles per second?

asked Mar 13, 2023 in Special Relativity by truffhfd (3.6k points)

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Why is it not possible to reach speeds faster than light with a vehicle or spacecraft on Earth?

asked Mar 13, 2023 in Special Relativity by fillyboy

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How long would it take for a probe launched from Earth to reach the nearest star system at the speed of light, assuming no obstacles and only one engine on board?

asked Mar 13, 2023 in Special Relativity by Osmoll

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How fast does light travel, and is it possible for anything to travel at the speed of light?

asked Mar 13, 2023 in Special Relativity by perfectbazaar

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