Original scientific paper

Coordinate time hyperbolic motion for Bell's spaceship experiment

Adrian Sfarti ; 387 Soda Hall, UC Berkeley, U. S. A.

Abstract

A simple and comprehensive solution is given for the Bell thought experiment. Using the equations of hyperbolic motion expressed in coordinate time, we can easily derive the distance between rockets as a function of time, the time elapsed between rocket takeoff and string breaking as well as the expression that gives the exact coordinate time of string breaking.

Keywords

Bell's spaceship paradox; Minkowski diagrams; hyperbolic motion

Hrčak ID:

302740

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/302740

Publication date:

1.7.2010.

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