Physics for Scientists and Engineers: A Strategic Approach with Modern Physics (4th Edition)

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Chapter 36 - Relativity - Exercises and Problems - Page 1059: 5

Answer

The speed of the starlight relative to the spacecraft is approaching at a speed of $c$.

Work Step by Step

One of Einstein's postulates in special relativity is that the speed of light is $c$ in all frames of reference. Therefore, the speed of the starlight relative to the spacecraft is approaching at a speed of $c$.
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