College Physics (7th Edition)

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ISBN 10: 0-32160-183-1
ISBN 13: 978-0-32160-183-4

Chapter 26 - Relativity - Learning Path Questions and Exercises - Conceptual Questions - Page 906: 21

Answer

No

Work Step by Step

By the relativity principles, the relative speed must be less than c. The distance between them is closing at a speed larger than the speed of light, but since no information is being transmitted, it doesn't violate relativity.
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