Rigid body motion in special relativity

Details Rigid body motion in special relativity Rigid body motion in special relativity

2011-05-19

arxiv.org/abs/1105.3899v2

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General Physics

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We study the acceleration and collisions of rigid bodies in special relativity. We first show that the definition of `rigid body' in relativity differs from the usual classical definition, so there is no difficulty in dealing with rigid bodies in relativistic motion. We then describe 1. The motion of a rigid body undergoing constant acceleration to a given velocity. 2. The acceleration of a rigid body due to an applied impulse. 3. Collisions between rigid bodies.

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