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Re: starship-design: re: so you want to go faster than light . . .
In a message dated 7/22/00 2:23:07 PM Pacific Daylight Time, KellySt@aol.com
writes:
> n a message dated 7/22/00 12:27:44 PM, clmanges@worldnet.att.net writes:
>
> >Regarding the current discussion, I have to agree that Dr. Einstein
> >seems to suggest that FTL travel, for physical bodies at least, requires
> >infinite energy. ==
>
> Actually it says that travel AT the speed of light takes infine power,
> travel
> at less OR MORE then the speed of light doesn't.
>
>
Kelly,
Well it is clear the last four of us responders have agreed to disagree ;-)
Mathematically speaking at v=c returning 1/0 from special relativity
equations = undefined and not infinity as you appear to teach. Einstein
defined it relating to machines as the vanishing point from observer
perspective. I agree.
Tom