Monday, December 07, 2015

[oywhrkss] Infinite acceleration

Assuming relativity correct, the universe imposes a maximum speed, namely the speed of light.  Curiously, it does not analogously impose a maximum on acceleration.  (Or maybe it does: perhaps acceleration beyond c divided by Planck time, i.e., Planck acceleration, is prohibited.)

Within a black hole's event horizon, you could accelerate indefinitely at Graham's Number meters/sec^2 but still never escape.  Unclear how one would build an thruster capable of such acceleration.

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