35. Special Relativity
Inertial Reference Frames
35. Special Relativity Inertial Reference Frames
79PRACTICE PROBLEM
A spacecraft of mass 18500 kg travels from Earth to explore a planet that is located 650 ly away. The astronauts on the spacecraft aged 25 years during the journey from Earth to the planet. Determine the speed of the spacecraft in terms of c relative to the Earth.
A spacecraft of mass 18500 kg travels from Earth to explore a planet that is located 650 ly away. The astronauts on the spacecraft aged 25 years during the journey from Earth to the planet. Determine the speed of the spacecraft in terms of c relative to the Earth.