Passengers standing in a coasting spaceship observe a distant star at the zenith, i.e., directly overhead. If

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Passengers standing in a coasting spaceship observe a distant star at the zenith, i.e., directly overhead. If the spaceship then accelerates to speed \(c / 100\) where \(c\) is the speed of light, at what angle to the zenith (to three significant figures) do the passengers now see the star?

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Modern Classical Mechanics

ISBN: 9781108834971

1st Edition

Authors: T. M. Helliwell, V. V. Sahakian

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