2 Spaceships travelling towards a blackhole.

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This discussion centers on a physics problem involving two spaceships approaching a black hole, specifically analyzing their relative velocities and the feasibility of one spaceship stopping the other. The first spaceship travels at 0.995C towards the black hole, while the second spaceship moves at -0.03C relative to the first. The equations of special relativity, including time dilation and Lorentz transformations, are referenced but not fully utilized in the attempted solution, leading to the conclusion that stopping the second spaceship is unlikely.

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Homework Statement


From our perspective a spaceship is traveling towards a black hole 9 light minutes away at 0.995C, another spaceship is traveling towards the black hole, traveling at a -0.03c from the point of view of the first spaceship. is it possible for the first spaceship to stop the second going into the black hole?

Homework Equations


t'=γ(t-(v/(c^2)))
x'=γ(x-Vt)
I think...

The Attempt at a Solution


As I don't know the position of the second spaceship, i spent an hour trying to figure various speeds/distances from both points of view, but ended up not getting anywhere.
 
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i don't understand your question. i would go with no though.
 

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