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phisci
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I was pondering about the following cases and I am wondering if gave a correct description for each case. Do tell me where I have gone wrong. Thanks!
Case 1:
When you travel near the speed of light and you observe a slow moving object. What do you see?
-The object appears squashed (in 1 direction?) Lorentz length contraction.
Case 2:
When you travel near the speed of light and you observe a photon. What do you see?
-The photon still travels at the speed of light.
Case 3: (Assume possible)
When you travel at the speed of light and you observe a slow moving object. What do you see?
- I am not too sure about this.
Case 4: (Assume possible)
When you travel at the speed of light and you observe a photon. What do you see?
-You’ll still see the photon moving off at the speed of light.
And i also would like to ask what are some of the invariant quantities in physics? So far I know that the 1.)spacetime interval, 2.)speed of light, 3.)mass. Did I miss out anything?
Thanks alot! :)
Case 1:
When you travel near the speed of light and you observe a slow moving object. What do you see?
-The object appears squashed (in 1 direction?) Lorentz length contraction.
Case 2:
When you travel near the speed of light and you observe a photon. What do you see?
-The photon still travels at the speed of light.
Case 3: (Assume possible)
When you travel at the speed of light and you observe a slow moving object. What do you see?
- I am not too sure about this.
Case 4: (Assume possible)
When you travel at the speed of light and you observe a photon. What do you see?
-You’ll still see the photon moving off at the speed of light.
And i also would like to ask what are some of the invariant quantities in physics? So far I know that the 1.)spacetime interval, 2.)speed of light, 3.)mass. Did I miss out anything?
Thanks alot! :)