Introduction to Classical Mechanics · Problem 11.68

Relativity (Dynamics) — Morin

Physics — Mechanics · rapidity-relativistic-motion

Problem

Consider the setup in Problem 11.28 (and feel free to use the results from that problem in this exercise). Let the spaceship travel to a planet a distance LL from the earth. (a) By working in the frame of the earth, find the time of the journey, as measured by the earth. Check the large and small LL (compared with c2/ac^2/a) limits. (b) By working in the (changing) frame of the spaceship, find the time of the journey, as measured by the spaceship (an implicit equation is fine). Check the small LL limit. How does the time behave for large LL?

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