Recent content by lechiffre

Hhhhhhmmmmmm....think I'll stick to woodwork. I know for sure of only two ways to increase the size (inertial mass) of a body: A) Bolt an extra bit on B) Heat it up I wouldn't mind betting there's a mathematical correlation between inertial mass...

Thanks for that. I think I might read it myself ! Never read any Poul Anderson. Shame I couldn't E-Mail him and jog his memory.

Now I don't pretend to be anything but a layman so 'm not sure about this but here goes anyway...the theory contends that a body's apparent mass increases as it accelerates on account of an increase in its energy of motion. Is this energy thermal energy? If so what is its source? I read in...

I've been trying to track down one of the popular physics books, a title I read years ago and can't recall. The author referred to a hypothetical astronaut, traveling at or close to lightspeed. Looking out of his ship's rear window he observes the stars behind him gradually reddening and dimming...

I've been trying to track down one of the popular physics books, a title I read years ago and can't recall. The author referred to a hypothetical astronaut, traveling at or close to lightspeed. Looking out of his ship's rear window he observes the stars behind him gradually reddening and dimming...