Question #203531

How fast must the spaceship travel such that the clocks go twice as slow? 


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2021-06-07T09:35:39-0400

Explanations & calculations


  • according to the theory of time dilation, time runs slower for those who travel at speeds so close to the speed of light.
  • Who is in motion here is the astronaut & his time (Δτ)\small (\Delta \tau) —according to the requirement— should be half the time for an earth dweller (Δt)\small (\Delta t)
  • Then according to the time equation,

Δt=γΔτΔt=γ(Δt2)[Δτ=0.5Δt]\qquad\qquad \begin{aligned} \small \Delta t&=\small \gamma \Delta \tau\\ \small \Delta t&=\small \gamma \,(\frac{\Delta t}{2}) \cdots[\Delta \tau = 0.5\Delta t] \end{aligned}

  • Then,

γ=211v2c2=2v=0.866c\qquad\qquad \begin{aligned} \small \gamma &=\small 2\\ \small \frac{1}{\sqrt{1-\large\frac{v^2}{c^2}}}&=\small 2\\ \small v&=\small \bold{0.866\,c} \end{aligned}


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