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Maximum Momentum and Kinetic Energy of a Relativistic Rocket
- Source :
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Physics Teacher . Sep 2022 60(6):460-463. - Publication Year :
- 2022
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Abstract
- Teaching special relativity to lower-division students is challenging because results such as time dilation, length contraction, and frame dependence of simultaneity are counterintuitive. The literature is extensive, so only a brief list is given here, with articles divided roughly between discussions of general principles and calculations applied to selected physical systems.
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 0031-921X and 1943-4928
- Volume :
- 60
- Issue :
- 6
- Database :
- ERIC
- Journal :
- Physics Teacher
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- EJ1361930
- Document Type :
- Journal Articles<br />Reports - Descriptive
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1119/5.0042585