A spaceship is flying a distance of 5 light hours, for example from Earth to
the planet Pluto. The speed can be regulated with the upper buttons.
Formula: t' ... time indicated by the spaceship clock t ... time indicated by the clocks of the Eart-Pluto-system v ... speed of the spacecraft relatively to the system of Earth and Pluto c ... speed of light Remarks:
URL: http://home.a-city.de/walter.fendt/physengl/timedil1.htm Source file (German version): ZeitDil1.java This applet is part of the Contemporary College Physics Simulation Library. |
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