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Isn't Relativistic time dilation a problem for this idea? To the probe, the trip is only a few centuries but to us on Earth, millions of years. Maybe 0.1c isn
by hunterpayne 1y ago
Isn't Relativistic time dilation a problem for this idea? To the probe, the trip is only a few centuries but to us on Earth, millions of years. Maybe 0.1c isn't enough to cause this to be a huge problem but I think it is. Perhaps one of you Einstein enjoyers can tell us for certain.
- kakacik 1y agoNo need to be snarky and especially not here re basic science. Time dilation happens exponentially, ie with 0.5c you don't have time going 1/2 slower, rather a miniscule amount. Once you keep approaching speed of light closer and closer, all things go extreme (time, energy required, mass and so on).
- turtletontine 1y agoTime dilation is 1/sqrt(1 - (v/c)^2). So at 0.1c that’s 0.5%. Certainly much higher than any human has ever experienced! But not exactly gonna change 100y to 100,000,000y.
- prerok 1y agoTime dilation is exponential. At 0.1c it's definitely measureable but not a practical problem.