MadSci Network: Physics |
From the point of view of a photon, there is no time. No space either. The universe is a point. From our point of view, of course, things seem different, but we can agree with a photonoid that the interval between any and all events along the photon's world line is always exactly 0, where interval is defined as ds^2 = dx^2 + dy^2 + dz^2 - c^2 dt^2 Just remember: relativity is seriously twisted. Max thrust of the Space Shuttle Main Engines is a bit over 390,000 lbs. NASA doesn't know about Newtons, but I'll leave that as an excercise for the reader (hint, g = 10 m/s/s). Proton booster is probably more more powerful yet I'd guess. Ask over at sci.space.tech: Henry will know.