University Physics with Modern Physics (14th Edition)

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Chapter 37 - Relativity - Problems - Exercises - Page 1247: 37.3

Answer

$2.6\times10^8 m/s$.

Work Step by Step

The problem asks for a speed such that the value of $\gamma$ is $\frac{1}{\sqrt{1-u^{2}/c^{2}}}=2$. $u=c\sqrt{1-0.5^2}=(3.00\times10^8m/s)\sqrt{0.75}=2.6\times10^8 m/s $ This is far, far faster than any speed we can currently achieve in a jet.
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