On 11/14/2013 11:44 AM, David Roberson wrote:
Since we knew the original distance to the star was 10 light years, it suggests that we should reach it within 1 year our time at our calculated velocity. Is this what should actually occur?
By which model? A ship can't travel faster than light by Einstein's equations. Time dilates and space dilates such that as a ship approaches the speed of light, time comes to a stop for the people on the ship, and space dilates such that as they reach the speed of light, the distance to anything in the universe goes to zero. They don't see the plant remaining 10 light years away, as they accelerate. They see it becoming much closer than that, as they approach light speed.
Craig
