Does my weight change if I travel

[javas1]

Homework Statement

Does my weight change if I travel near the speed of light?

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The Attempt at a Solution

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[rock.freak667]

What do you think will happen as you approach speeds near or at the speed of light?

 

[javas1]

What do you think will happen as you approach speeds near or at the speed of light?

My mass will increase, but I am not certain if weight increases.

My hunch is that I won't notice anything in my frame of reference. What I mean is, nothing will change - my weight will stay the same.

Is that right?

Thanks.

 

[rock.freak667]

I don't know too much on relativistic calculations, but weight is associated with gravity, so assuming you can approach c for a certain 'g', your weight will increase.

But if you are flying through space, in your frame, I would agree with you.

 

[javas1]

I don't know too much on relativistic calculations, but weight is associated with gravity, so assuming you can approach c for a certain 'g', your weight will increase.

But if you are flying through space, in your frame, I would agree with you.

Okay, thank you very much. It's probably not crucial to include frame of reference.

:)