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 maragos
Aug 12, 2007, 03:19 AM
How long it takes a spaceship (proper time) to go to some planet 500 light years away from earth, if it moves with a speed 99.999% of the speed of light?
                                                maragos
 spacefire5458
Aug 12, 2007, 02:21 PM
I not sure but I think it is 185998.14*2.932848*10^15.
Hope this helps
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 Estakhr
Apr 30, 2010, 10:11 PM
TT=tt(1-BetaSquare)
T=time for spaceship
t=time for us500LY
beta=speed parametr0.99999
T=500*0.004472125LY
T=2.236LY
 Estakhr
Nov 18, 2010, 05:54 AM
τ²c²=t²c²-x.x
 
x.x=x²+y²+z²=r²
 
v=r/t
 
τ²=t²(1-v²/c²)=t²(1-β²)
 
τ=t(1-β²)^½=t/γ
 
t=τγ
 
τ=time for spaceship
 
t=time for us 500LY
 
β(beta)=speed parametr0.99999
 
γ(lorentz factor)=1/(1-β²)^½
 
τ=500*0.004472125LY
τ=2.236LY
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