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IF A TRAIN TRAVELS WITH SPEED OF LIGHT; WHAT HAPPENS TO ITS LENGTH??

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IF A TRAIN  TRAVELS WITH SPEED OF LIGHT; WHAT HAPPENS TO ITS LENGTH?

Asked MARIAN

Answer

askphysicslogoAccording to the theory of relativity, the length will decrease to zero.

Please refer to ther following links for more information on the question.

  1. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Length_contraction
  2. http://io9.com/5527521/what-happens-if-youre-traveling-at-the-speed-of-light-and-turn-on-your-headlights
  3. http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_happens_when_you_travel_at_the_speed_of_light
  4. http://www.physics.org/interact/time-twins/special-relativity.html
  5. http://www.physlink.com/education/askexperts/ae169.cfm
Time dilation in transversal motion. The requi...
Time dilation in transversal motion. The requirement that the speed of light is constant in every inertial reference frame leads to the theory of relativity (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
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