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shawn1990
Jun14-11, 02:41 PM
ok, so i understandthat if i travel near the speed of light for a while and come back on earth than i would be younger than the rest....but what if i travel x2 c than does it relate to -ve time travel???
since length, mass, time are proportional to motion, how does it relate to travelling more than the speed of light??

bcrowell
Jun14-11, 03:03 PM
ok, so i understandthat if i travel near the speed of light for a while and come back on earth than i would be younger than the rest....but what if i travel x2 c than does it relate to -ve time travel???
Material objects can't move at or above c.

since length, mass, time are proportional to motion, how does it relate to travelling more than the speed of light??

I don't think you mean "proportional," do you? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proportionality_%28mathematics%29

Samo84
Jun14-11, 04:10 PM
@shawn1990 ,dude nothing can bypass the speed of light >.<