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I was reading about special relativity on How Stuff Works. In the article, the writer has given the following 4 points:
1. Energy must be added to the system to increase the ship's speed.
2. More of the added energy goes towards increasing the system's resistance to acceleration.
3. Less of the added energy goes into increasing the system's speed.
4. Eventually, the amount of added energy required to reach the speed of light would become infinite.
I can understand point 1 but can’t really understand the rest of them.
Can anybody please explain them in a simple way with a special reference to ‘increasing the system's resistance to acceleration’? Is it a reference to the mass of the ship?
Any help will be appreciated.
Abdullah
1. Energy must be added to the system to increase the ship's speed.
2. More of the added energy goes towards increasing the system's resistance to acceleration.
3. Less of the added energy goes into increasing the system's speed.
4. Eventually, the amount of added energy required to reach the speed of light would become infinite.
I can understand point 1 but can’t really understand the rest of them.
Can anybody please explain them in a simple way with a special reference to ‘increasing the system's resistance to acceleration’? Is it a reference to the mass of the ship?
Any help will be appreciated.
Abdullah
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