D Drewk Member Joined May 18, 2012 Messages 125 Gender Male HSC 2013 Dec 22, 2012 #1 An astronaut traveling at 0.5c takes 10hrs ship time to reach his destination. Calculate Tv & TO
B Bearman Member Joined Aug 5, 2012 Messages 39 Gender Male HSC 2010 Dec 22, 2012 #2 http://imgur.com/Sdjdv Last edited: Dec 22, 2012
D Drewk Member Joined May 18, 2012 Messages 125 Gender Male HSC 2013 Dec 22, 2012 #3 Bearman said: http://imgur.com/Sdjdv Click to expand... Shouldnt Tv be 10hrs as the observer is in the Ship moving at V
Bearman said: http://imgur.com/Sdjdv Click to expand... Shouldnt Tv be 10hrs as the observer is in the Ship moving at V
B Bearman Member Joined Aug 5, 2012 Messages 39 Gender Male HSC 2010 Dec 22, 2012 #4 To is the time as measured in the rest frame (i.e. from inside the ship). Tv is the time taken as observed by anyone not in the rest frame. In this scenario, the observer would be someone outside the ship standing still as the ship passes at 0.5c
To is the time as measured in the rest frame (i.e. from inside the ship). Tv is the time taken as observed by anyone not in the rest frame. In this scenario, the observer would be someone outside the ship standing still as the ship passes at 0.5c
