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Author Topic:   Is FTL travel the wrong question?
Michamus
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10-29-2009 10:43 AM


I've been thinking (and discussing with a few friends) SR and it's predictions on FTL (Faster Than Light) or LS (Light Speed) Travel being impossible for anything with rest mass 0<.
From what I understand, this has a lot to do with the exponential increase in energy required for the work of propelling whatever it is you want to propel up to that speed. (This may be incorrect as I am FAR from an expert on this subject).
I also understand that no matter the velocity of your FoR (Frame of Reference), LS is constant, hence it's representation as "C". (For those not quite sure what I mean: If you are traveling in a super fast car at .999C and turn on your headlights, the beams will still be traveling at C away from you.)
So my question is this, is FTL or LS travel really what we are after? What prevents us from traveling at 600,000km/sec, seeing as from our FoR light is still traveling at light-speed?
Edited by Michamus, : Fixed: no matter the velocity your FoR
To Read: no matter the velocity of your FoR
Edited by Admin, : Minor edits for clarity.

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