4. [#224] Artificial gravity a of Science fiction writers imagine a ship in deep space, accelerating at a constant 9.8 m.s 2, which gives the travellers a sensation similar to the weight they feel on the Earth, where falling objects accelerate at g = 9.8 m.s ?. Starting from rest (and ignoring effects due to special relativity), how long does it take such a ship to accelerate to 0.1 times the speed of light c (recalling that c= 3.0*10 m.s ), and how far does it travel during that time? (Note: 0.1 has only 1 sig fig!) Answer: The ship travels for and travels a distance of 4 days, 5 x 10* km 40 days, 5 x 104 km 40 days, 5 x 1010 km O 4 days, 5 x 104 km

4. [#224] Artificial gravity a of Science fiction writers imagine a ship in deep space, accelerating at a constant 9.8 m.s 2, which gives the travellers a sensation similar to the weight they feel on the Earth, where falling objects accelerate at g = 9.8 m.s ?. Starting from rest (and ignoring effects due to special relativity), how long does it take such a ship to accelerate to 0.1 times the speed of light c (recalling that c= 3.010 m.s ), and how far does it travel during that time? (Note: 0.1 has only 1 sig fig!) Answer: The ship travels for and travels a distance of 4 days, 5 x 10 km 40 days, 5 x 104 km 40 days, 5 x 1010 km O 4 days, 5 x 104 km

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Chapter39: Relativity

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Problem 39.9OQ: Which of the following statements are fundamental postulates of the special theory of relativity?...

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