Phys 200C – HW1
Due
1-1. . Demonstrate that rapidity is additive under Lorentz transformations.
1-2. Assume a rocket ship leaves earth and travels to a star ten light years away. The rocket is so constructed that is has an acceleration g in its own frame. The rocket accelerates in a straight-line path for the entire distance to the star to get there as quickly as possible. Determine the elapsed time on the rocket and the elapsed time on earth for the same trip.
1-3.
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