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In a textbook about relativity, I read that particle accelarators can get to a limit because of the relativistic effects. Is that not the limit of speed of light?
Thanks for any help.
Thanks for any help.
pixel01 said:In a textbook about relativity, I read that particle accelarators can get to a limit because of the relativistic effects. Is that not the limit of speed of light?
Thanks for any help.
pixel01 said:In a textbook about relativity, I read that particle accelarators can get to a limit because of the relativistic effects. Is that not the limit of speed of light?
Thanks for any help.
The speed limit of tardyon's (defined as particles for which v < c at all times) is obviously yes. Tardyon's are things like electrons, protons, positrons, antiprotons, etc. The are two other classes of particles. One is a Luxon for which v = c at all times (e.g. a photon) while the last one is a Tachyon for which v > c at all times. Tachyon's have never been observed so for all we know they don't exist. I read the argument for their existence and found it weak to flawed myself. That is just my personal opinion. But I doubt many physicists believe in the existence of Tachyons. However if they did exist then they are born moving faster than light and at best one accelerates it to as high of a speed as one wishes or decelerates it to a lower bound of the speed of light.pixel01 said:In a textbook about relativity, I read that particle accelarators can get to a limit because of the relativistic effects. Is that not the limit of speed of light?
Thanks for any help.
pmb_phy said:The speed limit of tardyon's (defined as particles for which v < c at all times) is obviously yes. Tardyon's are things like electrons, protons, positrons, antiprotons, etc. The are two other classes of particles. One is a Luxon for which v = 0 at all times (e.g. a photon) while the last one is a Tachyon for which v > c at all times. Tachyon's have never been observed so for all we know they don't exist. I read the argument for their existence and found it weak to flawed myself. That is just my personal opinion. But I doubt many physicists believe in the existence of Tachyons. However if they did exist then they are born moving faster than light and at best one accelerates it to as high of a speed as one wishes or decelerates it to a lower bound of the speed of light.
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Yes! Thank you very much for pointing that out for me. I have gone back and corrected it now.RetardedBastard said:Did you mean, "One is a Luxon for which v = c at all times?"
pmb_phy said:Yes! Thank you very much for pointing that out for me. I have gone back and corrected it now.
Thanks again!
Pete
Relativistic effects refer to changes in the behavior of particles when they are accelerated to speeds approaching the speed of light. These effects include time dilation, length contraction, and relativistic mass increase.
Particle accelerators use electromagnetic fields to accelerate particles to high speeds. These fields provide energy to the particles, increasing their speed as they travel through the accelerator.
The speed of light in a particle accelerator is the same as the speed of light in a vacuum, which is approximately 299,792,458 meters per second.
Relativistic effects can cause particles to appear to have a longer lifespan, travel further distances, and have a greater mass than they would at lower speeds. These effects must be taken into account when designing and operating a particle accelerator.
No, particles cannot reach the speed of light in a particle accelerator. As particles approach the speed of light, the amount of energy needed to accelerate them further increases exponentially. This makes it impossible for particles to reach the speed of light within a particle accelerator.