Angular Velocity: Can a Body Move Faster Than C?

[Sandeep T S]

When I rotate my head with 1rad/s , I can see a body which 350000km away have velocity greater than c.is that possible?

 

[kuruman]

By what logic will the body appear to have velocity greater than c? What you see is the light emitted by the body about 1.2 s earlier.

 

[Nugatory]

Check out the first few posts in this thread: https://www.physicsforums.com/threa...-our-Earth's-rotating-reference-frame.936332/

 

[Sandeep T S]

Check out the first few posts in this thread: https://www.physicsforums.com/threa...-our-Earth's-rotating-reference-frame.936332/

I didn't got this, i think a problem with site

 

[Sandeep T S]

By what logic will the body appear to have velocity greater than c? What you see is the light emitted by the body about 1.2 s earlier.

Just rotate head in night sky, you will see stars are rotating, v=r ×omega

 

[Ibix]

When I rotate my head with 1rad/s , I can see a body which 350000km away have velocity greater than c.is that possible?

Have you tried turning your head at 1rad/s? Was it possible?

The speed of light is constant and invariant in inertial frames of reference. A rotating frame is not inertial.

 

[berkeman]

I didn't got this, i think a problem with site

Please try again. That (long) thread should answer your questions about this thought experiment.

We spent a lot of electrons on that thread, so this duplicate of it is closed for now.