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Re: Correction
- To: T.L.G.vanderLinden@student.utwente.nl (Timothy van der Linden)
- Subject: Re: Correction
- From: kgstar@most.fw.hac.com (Kelly Starks x7066 MS 10-39)
- Date: Tue, 4 Jun 1996 08:06:32 -0500
- Cc: KellySt@aol.com, kgstar@most.fw.hac.com, stevev@efn.org, jim@bogie2.bio.purdue.edu, zkulpa@zmit1.ippt.gov.pl, hous0042@maroon.tc.umn.edu, rddesign@wolfenet.com, David@InterWorld.com, lparker@destin.gulfnet.com, DotarSojat@aol.com, neill@foda.math.usu.edu, 101765.2200@compuserve.com, MLEN3097@Mercury.GC.PeachNet.EDU
At 11:26 AM 6/4/96, Timothy van der Linden wrote:
>Hi Kelly,
>
>After having stared at it for half an hour I typed that relativisitic rocket
>equation. Now I know why I couldn't believe its simplicity.
>This morning I still was thinking about it and suddenly I knew what I had
>done wrong, well not wrong, but the formula is to no use for you, since it
>only takes into account the relativistic exhaust speed and not the
>relativistic ship (Vend) speed. Since in your calculations Vexh is hardly
>relativistic the formula is completely useless.
>To derive the right equation, would take a while, maybe Rex has it by hand?
>
>CU, Timothy
Ah. Good point. Thanks for the follow up.
Kelly
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