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The Lorentz factor doesn't really make an appreciable difference until you get much closer to c. For instance cutting the trip time in half would require .866c.
by johngalt 13y ago
The Lorentz factor doesn't really make an appreciable difference until you get much closer to c. For instance cutting the trip time in half would require .866c.
.99c would cut the trip down to ~30years.
- shawabawa3 13y ago> .99c would cut the trip down to ~30years. Surely you forgot to take into account that increasing the speed shortens the trip as well as dilating time? Travelling at 0.99c would take 22 years to reach that from an observer's point of view, which would be 3 years for the people on board
- johngalt 13y agoYou're completely correct. I didn't take that into account. No more comments about relativity before coffee.