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B4ssHunter
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this is my first post so please go easy on me : D
My question basically is :
how does time dilation work if you are moving towards a source of light ?
if i am moving with a speed , 150 km/s and there is a light beam moving in the same direction as i am with a speed of 300km/s , according to classical mechanics i would observe the light ray with a relative speed of 150 km/s , but then time dilation comes into play and makes my time two times as slower , so it makes 150km/ 1/2 a second , which makes 300km/s and fixes everything\
now to the main point , if i am moving towards a light ray
with a velocity of 150 km/s
according to classical mechanics i should observe it coming at me with a speed of 450 km/h ..
now how am i supposed to measure it at 300 km/s ?
even if time dilation works , it would even increase my observed speed of the light ray , not decrease it to 300 .. help please
* i am still a high school student so please no tough equations *
My question basically is :
how does time dilation work if you are moving towards a source of light ?
if i am moving with a speed , 150 km/s and there is a light beam moving in the same direction as i am with a speed of 300km/s , according to classical mechanics i would observe the light ray with a relative speed of 150 km/s , but then time dilation comes into play and makes my time two times as slower , so it makes 150km/ 1/2 a second , which makes 300km/s and fixes everything\
now to the main point , if i am moving towards a light ray
with a velocity of 150 km/s
according to classical mechanics i should observe it coming at me with a speed of 450 km/h ..
now how am i supposed to measure it at 300 km/s ?
even if time dilation works , it would even increase my observed speed of the light ray , not decrease it to 300 .. help please
* i am still a high school student so please no tough equations *