Recent questions in Special Relativity

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How do you calculate the speed of light in water?

asked Jan 18, 2023 in Special Relativity by EmberWhirl

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What does it mean to experience time dilation while time continues to pass in an orderly manner in reality?

asked Jan 18, 2023 in Special Relativity by shekhar

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How fast do electrons move through space? What is the speed of light?

asked Jan 18, 2023 in Special Relativity by Bitolas

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Why is the fact that GPS satellite clocks run slower proof of time dilation and not proof that the speed of light changes when it travels parallel to a gravity source?

asked Jan 18, 2023 in Special Relativity by DIYGary

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According to the theory of relativity, as the velocity increases, does the total energy of the object increase?

asked Jan 18, 2023 in Special Relativity by Adrian Offer

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What is the difference between angular velocity and velocity?

asked Jan 18, 2023 in Special Relativity by LiamTaylor

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If it is possible to travel faster than light, what would happen? What actually happens physically if we can break this barrier, and how will everything change as compared to now if it ever becomes possible?

asked Jan 18, 2023 in Special Relativity by unwoken

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Is it possible to travel faster than light? If so, how difficult would it be? Would it take many years to reach the destination?

asked Jan 17, 2023 in Special Relativity by CrystalScribe

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If Maxwell was the one to assume that light travels at one speed, regardless of the motion of the observer, why was it Einstein who came up with relativity?

asked Jan 17, 2023 in Special Relativity by Jonny Segway

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Can you explain why it is that as we travel faster and faster, the time slows down and only relative motion causes length changes?

asked Jan 17, 2023 in Special Relativity by yikesjelly

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What are the problems with using wormholes to travel faster than light? Can wormholes be used for interplanetary travel as well as Interstellar travel?

asked Jan 17, 2023 in Special Relativity by Steve Jones

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If a train is traveling at the speed of light, will its passengers feel anything?

asked Jan 17, 2023 in Special Relativity by sconecitizen

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If a photon clock on a train ticks faster for a passenger than it does for a stationary observer, doesn't that mean that time speeds up when you're in motion, rather than slowing down?

asked Jan 17, 2023 in Special Relativity by QuantumVerse

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Can humans travel at the speed of light? If yes, how long would it take to reach far galaxies like Andromeda or beyond that?

asked Jan 17, 2023 in Special Relativity by Karen 2

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What are some science fiction technologies that could allow humans to travel faster than the speed of light, and what would happen if we actually did go FTL?

asked Jan 17, 2023 in Special Relativity by SolarisAlchemy

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Why do objects continue to fall even after attaining terminal velocity?

asked Jan 16, 2023 in Special Relativity by CrystalSculptor

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If you were traveling close to the speed of light, why would you not feel a difference in speed?

asked Jan 16, 2023 in Special Relativity by Sdb68

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Why does one planet travel faster than another?

asked Jan 16, 2023 in Special Relativity by CrystalSculptor

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Is the total energy of an object equal to half of its rest mass times c squared, where c is the speed of light in vacuum?

asked Jan 16, 2023 in Special Relativity by AquaPulse

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Could a human body survive even partial light speed travel?

asked Jan 16, 2023 in Special Relativity by RadiantBloom

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