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Wanting to know the implication of mass dilation for future relativistic space travel, unable to find any sites on the subject.

Am aware that time dilation has the affect of shortening the trip on board, only looking for mass dilation.
 

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qazxcvbnmlpoiuy said:
Wanting to know the implication of mass dilation for future relativistic space travel, unable to find any sites on the subject.

Am aware that time dilation has the affect of shortening the trip on board, only looking for mass dilation.
ofcourse u aint gonna find specific info on this on the net, but all good textbooks will have info on it, so look there

also, use ur brain!!!

think about this Q: what is mass dilation? then think how it would affect space travel at high speeds

ill give u a hint, there is a dilemma - if u do not use relativistic speeds, there is no mass dilation, but ull never reach another galaxy in a persons lifetime

but if u do use relativistic speeds, u will reach galaxies within a persons lifetime, but mass effect prevents it from being viable - now u do some thinkin and tell me why this is.....
 

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