Suppose you are going to space travel in a rocket with a speed of 0.940c. You return to Earth at the end of your trip. According to the clock and calendar in the rocket, you have gone on the space trip for five years. (a) How much time elapses during the entire trip according to the clock and calendar on Earth? (b) If you were 19 years old before starting space travel, what is your age when returning to Earth? (c) What would be your age if you were not gone on space travel?

Suppose you are going to space travel in a rocket with a speed of 0.940c. You return to Earth at the end of your trip. According to the clock and calendar in the rocket, you have gone on the space trip for five years. (a) How much time elapses during the entire trip according to the clock and calendar on Earth? (b) If you were 19 years old before starting space travel, what is your age when returning to Earth? (c) What would be your age if you were not gone on space travel?

Principles of Physics: A Calculus-Based Text

5th Edition

ISBN:9781133104261

Author:Raymond A. Serway, John W. Jewett

Publisher:Raymond A. Serway, John W. Jewett

Chapter9: Relativity

Section9.4: Consequences Of Special Relativity

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