Recent questions in Special Relativity

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Can we still be pulled by Earth's gravitational field if we travel at the speed of light (or faster)? If yes, then why can’t time travel happen due to this effect (if no, then why not)?

asked May 12, 2023 in Special Relativity by Jamie

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What is the speed of light divided by mass?

asked May 12, 2023 in Special Relativity by MysticFlare

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If you are traveling at a speed faster than light, what is the time? Is there any difference between moving and not moving in space but traveling faster than the speed of light?

asked May 12, 2023 in Special Relativity by TREWL

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How do you calculate the speed of light in Minkowski spacetime?

asked May 12, 2023 in Special Relativity by SolarSong

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How do we know the speed of light is not additive to its source, e.g. if I'm moving 10'/s North and shine my laser North it's not 10'/s + c? Michelson-Morley only shows there's no special frame in which it's constant.

asked May 12, 2023 in Special Relativity by SolarisNova

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If a spaceship traveled faster than the speed of light to escape a black hole wouldn't the gravity destroy it and kill it's occupants?

asked May 12, 2023 in Special Relativity by SolarisTwilight

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Can a gravity well cause an object to move faster than light?

asked May 12, 2023 in Special Relativity by gabardinerobust

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What provides a measure for the speed of light in a given material?

asked May 12, 2023 in Special Relativity by Pat Wilkinson

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What would happen if you went faster than the speed of light in a vacuum using something like a spaceship with unlimited power?

asked May 11, 2023 in Special Relativity by QuantumVerse

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2 objects in space are moving in opposite directions at half the speed of light. Couldn’t it be correct to say that, relative to each other, each one is moving at the speed of light?

asked May 11, 2023 in Special Relativity by wizard

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How can special relativity be used to calculate the time dilation of satellite when not observer on the Earth is not in an inertial frame of reference?

asked May 11, 2023 in Special Relativity by diymostthings

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Can you explain why there is a maximum velocity at which all matter can travel that's equal to the speed of light?

asked May 11, 2023 in Special Relativity by nicknuv

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What happens when you travel faster than the speed of light? How do you even measure that? What is it called and how does it work?

asked May 11, 2023 in Special Relativity by The Furniture Restor

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In Special relativity how can an event occur at multiple times without leading to multiple versions of that event?

asked May 10, 2023 in Special Relativity by EnchantedVagabond

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If the light had had an infinite velocity regardless of any inertial frame, can we conclude that time is absolute?

asked May 10, 2023 in Special Relativity by Mememe 2

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Can travelling at speeds greater than the speed of light cause one to enter hyperspace or warp space?

asked May 10, 2023 in Special Relativity by Lee hocker

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Under which conditions (if any) would time dilation cause an object to experience time slower than an observer on Earth?

asked May 10, 2023 in Special Relativity by Camperdown

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Theoretically, if you were born traveling the speed of light, lived your life traveling at that same speed, and died at that speed, what would happen?

asked May 10, 2023 in Special Relativity by CrystalScribe (2.7k points)

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If we move closer to a beam of light from an object, how does it change (speed remains constant)?

asked Apr 20, 2023 in Special Relativity by Donald Rhodes

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What is the speed of light? Is there a direction where light travels faster than in other directions? If so, what would happen?

asked Apr 20, 2023 in Special Relativity by Collin (2.4k points)

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