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tade
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Someday, mankind will be able to construct rockets that can move at relativistic speeds.
The acceleration is given by ##a=\frac{F_0}{γ^3m_0}##
##F_0## can be easily measured by placing a force gauge on the rocket itself.
The acceleration is much harder to measure, is has to be measured in a frame in which the rocket is zipping past at relativistic speeds.What efficient methods to measure the acceleration can you think of?
My idea is placing a camera far away from the rocket's path and taking snapshots of it to see how its position evolves over time.
But we also have to consider tricky relativistic optics.
The acceleration is given by ##a=\frac{F_0}{γ^3m_0}##
##F_0## can be easily measured by placing a force gauge on the rocket itself.
The acceleration is much harder to measure, is has to be measured in a frame in which the rocket is zipping past at relativistic speeds.What efficient methods to measure the acceleration can you think of?
My idea is placing a camera far away from the rocket's path and taking snapshots of it to see how its position evolves over time.
But we also have to consider tricky relativistic optics.