What Are the Implications of Approaching the Speed of Light for Space Travel?

[Star Drive]

No, it isn't true.

Thanks for your feedback.

Please let me explain a bit more where I'm comming from.

Case 1.
As a ship is moving through space at say 0.9c, but is 'coasting' at steady velocity.
Here it seems clear that to me, that an Earthly observer would see.
t=t'[T]

Now assume the same scenario, but the ship is also under 1G acceleration.
m=m'[T}^3

I'd expect the observed time t to change for me on Earth. But I'm still unclear about what the increasing mass (cubed) does to what I would observe. (I haven't had calculus and D.E. in over 20 years, so please keep it basic. Make it verbal if you can.)

Thanks

 

[starthaus]

Thanks for your feedback.

Please let me explain a bit more where I'm comming from.

Case 1.
As a ship is moving through space at say 0.9c, but is 'coasting' at steady velocity.
Here it seems clear that to me, that an Earthly observer would see.
t=t'[T]

Now assume the same scenario, but the ship is also under 1G acceleration.
m=m'[T}^3

I'd expect the observed time t to change for me on Earth. But I'm still unclear about what the increasing mass (cubed) does to what I would observe. (I haven't had calculus and D.E. in over 20 years, so please keep it basic. Make it verbal if you can.)

Thanks

I can't make it verbal, I have shown you the complete correct solution, you should try to understand it.

 

[Ich]

I'd expect the observed time t to change for me on Earth.

There's the http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clock_hypothesis" that states that time dilation is independent of acceleration. Relativistic mass has nothing to do with it.

 

[Star Drive]

There's the http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clock_hypothesis" that states that time dilation is independent of acceleration. Relativistic mass has nothing to do with it.

Thats some of the best help which I've been offered.

Thanks :~)