How fast must the spaceship travel such that the clocks go twice as slow?
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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}ΔtΔt=γΔτ=γ(2Δt)⋯[Δτ=0.5Δt]
γ=211−v2c2=2v=0.866 c\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}γ1−c2v21v=2=2=0.866c
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