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It seems that the ideal state for matter is for it to get compressed to a high degree or even to the point of infinity at the speed of light, just before it reaches the singularity in a black hole.
Pocketwatch2 said:It seems that the ideal state for matter is for it to get compressed to a high degree or even to the point of infinity at the speed of light, just before it reaches the singularity in a black hole.
(d) None of the above... but rather in unified space-time the line one draws saying "this is a spatial distance" and thence measures saying "and it is X meters." differs between observers moving at different speeds relative to each other.Neandethal00 said:Let me be the devil's advocate here.
1) For a spaceship traveling at relativistic speed, we say the distance between the ship and the destination star shrinks because of speed as given by the contraction formula. What is actually shrinking here? The space, not any material.
2) We find in all physics textbooks proof of length contraction by special relativy by using a rod laying on ground and measuring its length by 2 observers. Here they show 'the materials' of the rod is contracted.
Isn't number (2) saying "space contracts, as in (1), but materials also contract because they are occupying space". Questions.
(a) Is contraction of materials is caused by contraction of space?
(b) Do materials contract, but space doesn't? [violates (1)]
(c) Does only space contract, materials do not. [proof (2) fails].
If (a) is right, then it violates the current assumption that universe (space) expands but matter does not.
I may be thinking something out of line. Correct me please.
Speed is relative and you are treating it here as if it were some absolute velocity. You are adopting a "preferred frame" point of view which is antithetical to the "relativity" of Special and General Relativity.Pocketwatch2 said:[...] It is at this point, I believe that all the matter is very close to the speed of light, where it eventually reaches the speed of light.
Pocketwatch2 said:The reason I refer to a black hole is because it is constantly accelerating the objects that are locked in its orbit...
The relationship between velocity and matter is that as velocity increases, matter can appear to shrink in size. This is due to the effects of time dilation and length contraction, which are both consequences of Einstein's theory of relativity.
Increasing velocity can cause matter to appear smaller due to the effects of time dilation and length contraction. This means that the length and time intervals measured by an observer in motion will differ from those measured by an observer at rest.
No, matter does not physically shrink in size as a result of increasing velocity. The effects of time dilation and length contraction are only apparent from the perspective of an observer in motion, and do not change the physical properties of matter.
According to current scientific understanding, there is no limit to how much matter can appear to shrink with increasing velocity. As velocity approaches the speed of light, the effects of time dilation and length contraction become more significant, causing matter to appear increasingly smaller.
Yes, there are several real-life examples of matter appearing to shrink with increasing velocity. One of the most well-known examples is the muon particle, which has a relatively short lifespan but can travel at speeds close to the speed of light, making it appear to live longer from the perspective of an observer at rest.