Author: Claycomb, James R.

Source: European Journal of Physics, Volume 28, Number 6, November 2007 , pp. 1173-1179(7)

Publisher: IOP Publishing

Abstract:

A pedagogical illustration of special relativity is presented using an example of relativistic space travel. Travel times to several destinations in the cosmos are calculated given a spacecraft with specific force/mass ratio of one-g. Practical limitations are discussed, where new technologies may one day enable humans to travel to the nearest stars and beyond.

Document Type: Research article

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/0143-0807/28/6/014

Publication date: 2007-11-01

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