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What is the reason for this?
Well, perhaps the easiest way to explain is that it turns out that equation is wrong. It works pretty well at low speed, but fails at high speed. Newton didn't have access to a particle accelerator, so he didn't know.homeylova223 said:I mean light goes 365,000 km/s according to observations.
Force is mass times acceleration
Therefore
acceleration is Force/mass
If a strong enough force is applied an object could accelerate faster than the speed of light.
It still won't be faster than the speed of light.pmghss said:All we have to do is to somehow convert a material object to light, then send the light to a destination. Problem solved. :) Then convert back to the material object.
ghwellsjr said:Do you understand and believe that every observer, no matter how much they have accelerated in the past will still measure the speed of light to be that same fixed number? So let's say that you have an infinite amount of energy in your rocket and you turn it on for a certain period of time and change your speed by one-half the speed of light. When you make another measurement of the speed of light, it's the same as it was before. You can repeat this process as many times as you wish and you will be no closer to achieving the speed of light than you were before you started. Do you understand this? If this were not the case, then there would be some states of rest that are different than others making them preferred.
With low velocities, the formula for calculating the velocity, v, after an acceleration, a, for a time, t, is:homeylova223 said:But why would you go one half the speed of light If I want to go 100 percent the speed of light?
Most people can see the difference between 1/2 and 100 percent.
I mean light goes 365,000 km/s according to observations.
Force is mass times acceleration
Therefore
acceleration is Force/mass
If a strong enough force is applied an object could accelerate faster than the speed of light.
The speed of light, also known as c, is considered the maximum speed an object can travel because it is the fundamental constant of the universe. It is a physical constant that is present in the equations that describe the behavior of light and other electromagnetic radiation. This constant is the ultimate speed limit in the universe and is a fundamental part of the fabric of space and time.
If an object were to travel faster than the speed of light, it would violate the laws of physics as we know them. This would mean that the object would have to travel back in time, which is not possible according to our current understanding of the universe. Additionally, as an object approaches the speed of light, its mass and energy would increase infinitely, making it impossible for it to reach or exceed the speed of light.
According to our current understanding of physics, nothing can travel faster than the speed of light. This includes both matter and information. While there have been some experiments that have shown particles appearing to travel faster than the speed of light, these have been later disproven or explained by other phenomena.
As an object approaches the speed of light, it would require an infinite amount of energy to accelerate it further. This is because the object's mass and energy increase as it approaches the speed of light, making it more and more difficult to accelerate. Additionally, time would appear to slow down for the object, making it difficult for it to reach the speed of light in a finite amount of time.
According to our current understanding of physics, the speed of light is a fundamental constant of the universe and cannot be changed. It is a property of the fabric of space and time and is not affected by external factors. However, some theories, such as string theory, suggest that the speed of light may not be constant in other dimensions or universes, but this has not been proven.