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From: barger@nnmdmelb.telecom.oz.au (Jorn Barger)
Date: Mon, 22 Jul 1991 06:45:31 -0800
Subject: DIDs
To: rec-music-gaffa@munnari.OZ.AU
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>>Well, I don't know about the acceleration/deceleration part, but I do
>>know the answer to the "get-to-alpha-C-in-5-minutes" problem.

Given a head start of about 1 year (in an inertial frame) and linearly 
accelerating at a rate of about g (=10m/s^2), you outrun photons. One 
side effect is you lose radio contact from the greatly redshifted 
signals sent out after you. What you see in relativistic motion is
really neat and not necessarily what is there. Lorentz contracted objects 
appear "rotated". Any ideas on what a relativistic top looks like?
-- 
bob jones; Disclaimer: "I just said what?"; jones@ohstpy.mps.ohio-stat