Interactive LearningWare 28.10 reviews the concepts that play roles in this problem. The distance from earth to the center of our galaxy is about 30,000 ly (1 ly = 1 light year = 9.47 × 1015 m), as measured by an earth-based observer. A spaceship is to make this journey at a speed of 0.9990c. According to a clock on board the spaceship, how long will it take to make the trip? Express your answer in years. (1 yr is equal to 3.16 × 107 s.)

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A: Given: The rate at which the quasar radiates energy is 1040 W.  Power is equal to  P=Et where E is…

Q: Earth's neighboring galaxy, the Andromeda Galaxy, is a distance of 2 taken to be 75.0 years, a…

A: Givento=2.54×107 light yeart=75 years

Q: You are in a spaceship which is moving at 2.0 x 108 m/s (two-thirds the speed of light, 0.67c)…

A: Givenspeed of spaceship, v=0.67cOne of the basic postulate of special relativity is -speed of light…

Q: Earth's neighboring galaxy, the Andromeda Galaxy, is a distance of 2.54×107 light-years from Earth.…

A: Given, Distance, d = 2.54×107 light years  Time taken, t = 70 years

Q: A particle has a mass of  3.4E-28kg is propagating at relativistic speeds and has an energy of…

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Q: A muon has an average life time t_0 = 2.2μs from Earth's frame of referance. Needed distance for…

A: given that,t0=2.2 micro sdistance, d=6 kmspeed, v=2.978×108 ms-1

Q: An alien spaceship passes earth at velocity v = 0.74c. The spaceship is headed to the moon, which is…

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Q: A space beacon on Planet Karma emits a pulse of light every second. Spaceman Trevor flies directly…

A: Given data: Speed of Trevor, v=0.95c

Q: Assuming a constant velocity of v=0.87c, how long would the trip to Alpha Centauri take as observed…

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Q: A spaceship is moving away from Earth at 0.892c when it fires a small rocket in the forward…

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Q: As the drawing shows, a carpenter on a space station has constructed a 30.0° ramp. A rocket moves…

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Q: INSTRUCTION: Use A4 paper as answer sheet for QIVA#3 and QIVB. Write manually your name and student…

A: Given, v=0.36cux'=0.68c

Q: In 2030, the Australian Space Agency launches a spaceship to our nearest neighbour Alpha Centauri (4…

A: Given: Distance between Australian space agency and Alph Centauri, d=4 ly Speed of spaces according…

Q: A proton travels at 99.9936% of the speed of light. An antiproton travels in the opposite direction…

A: Given data: The speed of proton is vp=99.9936%c. The speed of antiproton is vap=99.9936%c.

Q: As a spaceship is moving toward Earth, an Earthling measures its length to be 325 m, while the…

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Q: Many expressions in special relativity contain the gamma (y) factor. 1 y = V1 – 04c2 In the…

A: We have γ=11-v2c2 where,v= velocity.            c=speed of ligth.

Q: If the mass of the spaceship (including the astronauts) is m = 10^4 kg, %3D what would be its rest…

A: Given: Rest mass, m0=104 kg Require: Rest mass energy, E=?

Q: These questions refer to identical spaceships that you and your friend are using. The ships are…

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A: The frequency that Jason detects : fo = 20,596,727 MHzExplanation:Approach to solving the…

Q: A spaceship is moving away from Earth at 0.842c when it fires a small rocket in the forward…

A: Spaceship is moving away from earth at speed u=.842cSmall rocket move forward with speed relative to…

Q: The distance from earth to the center of our galaxy is about 33,000 ly (1 ly = 1 light year = 9.47 x…

A: 1 ly = 9.47 x 1015 m 1 yr = 3.16 x 107 s L0 = distance between earth and center of galaxy = 33,000…

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Q: An alien spaceship has a mass ofm= 3.2×109kg, and according to the crew, onboard the bow-to-stern…

A: mass of spaceship (m) = 3.2×109 kg Length measured onboard (Lo) = 680 m Length measured by…

Q: Q2. There are three stars. The left star, v = 0.903c and the right star where v is the same as the…

A: Given that, Two stars approaching the center star the velocity of the left star is v=0.903c And the…

Q: One day, an astronomer is looking through a telescope and observes three spaceships having an…

A: Given that:Speed of century Hawk, u= 0.92cSpeed of O-wing, v= 0.5cSpeed of Borg Box,w=0.6 cSpeed of…

Q: Jek Porkins is passing a small but suspicious-looking moon traveling at 0.490c. If the spherical…

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Q: A ship moves at a constant speed between Earth and Alpha Centauri, 4.2 light years away. According…

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Q: Assuming a constant velocity of v=0.75c, how long would the trip to Alpha Centauri take as observed…

A: Given, v=0.75cd=4.3ly

Q: Solve this relativity problem using Lorentz transformations. Step by Step. An observer on earth…

A: time measured by observer on earth (t) = 2 hours time measured by the astronaut inside the ship (to)…

Q: A star is 16.6 light-years from Earth. ▾ ▼ Part A How long would it take a spacecraft traveling…

A: As you have mentioned part(d). I will answer only part(d).Distance is Speed of space vehicle is…

Q: (a)Particles called r-mesons are created by accelerator beams. If these particles travel at 2.49 x…

A: Given   Speed of particles , v = 2.49×108 m/s  Time , ∆to = 2.60×10-8 s  Relativistic factor , Y =…

Q: As a result of the collisions of cosmic rays with atoms in the upper atmosphere, muon particles are…

A: Muon is an unstable particle and will decay very fast. It follows the exponential decay function…

Q: Pretend you are on a spaceship that is traveling at 90% the speed of light. If you are going to…

A: Earth is reference frame and the spaceship is the primed reference frame moving a speed of 0.90c.…

Q: Quasars are faint, distant sources of radio waves. (Quasar is short for "quasi-stellar source." They…

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Q: A firecracker explodes at x = 0 m, t = 0 μs. A second explodes at x = 300 m, t = 2.0 μs. What is the…

A: The expression for the velocity is as follows: v=ΔxΔtv=300 m-0 m2 μs-0 μsv=1.5×108m/s…

Q: A free neutron has a mean lifetime of about 14.9 minutes when it is viewed from an inertial…

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Q: 1. Voyager rocket is traveling between Earth and Jupiter (distance  8.013x1010 m). If Voyager probe…

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Q: The Starship Enterprise, according some Trekkie analysts, is 300 meters long. If it is traveling at…

A: Given value--- actual length of Starship enterprise = 300 m. v = 0.985c . We have to find--- what…

Q: An alpha particle is the nucleus of a He-4 atom and has a rest mass of 3727.38 MeV/c2. How much…

A: The relativistic kinetic energy of the particle is given by Where mo = rest mass of particle, c =…

Q: Earth's neighboring galaxy, the Andromeda Galaxy, is a distance of 2.54 × 107 light-years from…

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Q: The star Epsilon Eridani is 10.4 light-years from Earth. Imagine a spaceship that travels from Earth…

A: distance of star from earth (L) = 10.4 ly Speed of spaceship (v) = 0.921 c Time taken by spaceship…

Q: Particle X has a speed of 0.850 c and a momentum of 8.85x10-19 kgm/s. What is the mass of the…

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Q: The half-life of a muon at rest is 1.5 micro secs. Muons that have been accelerated to a very high…

A: The behavior of muons in a storage ring is governed by the principles of special relativity and time…

Q: An important idea in relativity is to know when you can use classical mechanics and when you should…

A: When the classical formula for kinetic energy is valid within 2%, you can set up the following…

Q: A particle has a rest mass of 6.35 × 10-27 kg and a momentum of 5.39 × 10-18 kg-m/s. Determine the…

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Q: A star is 16.6 light-years from Earth. Part A How long would it take a spacecraft traveling 0.950c…

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Proper Length

The theory of special relativity explains the connection between space and time to objects that move in a straight line at a constant speed. The objects move at the speed of light. When an object approaches light speed, its mass is endless and cannot move faster than light. The most crucial postulate of Einstein's special relativity is that the laws of nature do not change in each frame of reference.