Recent content by Logician

Hi All, I am trying too undestand the slit test which shows wave-particle duality. Please correct me if I am wrong on the basic info on the test. One photon is shot out and if there is one slit it will go through the slit and make a point on the detection medium behind the slit. However if both...

Ok I saw that and thank you. I think I understand the Time dilation effect now. Here is another question the. Does relativistic mass have effects on the macro scale? What about the quantum scale. For instance does Rmass affect the orbits of electrons in their shell? I think by asking specific...

Can you put a diagram up for me please I am not quite understanding exactly what you are saying. Thanks, Logician

Misunderstanding I think I am not doing a very good job of describing what I am trying to ask. I am not trying to propagate a theory but rather trying to VISUALIZE in a real world way what is happening at near "c" speeds. I think my main problem with understanding this type of thing is I am...

I have been doing a lot of regarding about relativistic physics since my earlier posts and I think I now understand the mechanism of the so called cosmic speed limit. This is how I visualize it. I know that the ball on a sheet analogy is not perfect but for this I think it will suffice...

The path a beam of light takes isn't always a straight line. Gravitational lensing can bend a beam of light as can mirrors or prisms.

Eureka! With the help form those who replied as well as som more reading I think I understand now the idea of relativistic mass and why relativity says you cannot get to "c" Please tell me if I am understanding this correctly. If we take the classic equation E=mcsquared then we can restate...

Here are a few things to think about. Instead of a simple stab a person could place the point of the sheath on the skin and steady it with one hand and then use a hammer blow or open palm strike to the butt of the sheath and then the full 6 inches can be used. I cannot remember if it is between...

Thank you all for your links and suggested readings. I will be reading them soon. After doing some thinking I think I can more clearly illustrate what I am trying to understand by saying that I am trying to get a handle on the MECHANISM by which relativistic effects happen and how to picture in...

Thank you Bandersnatch, That makes me feel more comfortable with an idea I have been thinking about a lot.I feel comfortable with the idea that the vast majority of educated people understand and agree that two of the fundamental properties of all matter is it has mass(I am not talking about...

Hawking Radiation and the "Decay" of Black Holes I have been doing a lot of reading and thinking about certain quantum mechanics so that I can try and wrap my head around how it all works. However I have come upon something that I cannot find a good explanation for. I was reading about...

Drakkith, I am confused. my understanding is that the reason we cannot travel at "c"in normal space is because of the gain of mass as one goes faster. Therefore more and more energy is needed to push the spaceship we are traveling in closer and closer to "c". But if what you stated, "A person...

If you make the aquarium out of tempered glass(and yes a lot are made that way) then your bad guy who maybe has a ring(s) on his hand(s) or maybe a knife in his hands then that small hard metal impacting at high sped will shatter the glass but it will explode into a huge amount of non-jagged...

In the context of travel near "c" how is mass defined? Hello all, Brand new member here. I am trying to fully understand the different kinds of masses, i.e. rest mass, relativistic mass and inertial mass as well as any other kinds of relevant kinds of masses I am forgetting about, in the...