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Is it correct the following example of the relationship between classical mechanics and modern physics?
Asked by luigirovatti (2950)
September 17th, 2020
Strictly speaking, you can’t combine velocities with (v1 + v2). (v1 + v2) / (1 + (v1 * v2) / c^2)
is the actual equation. Of course, the sort of velocities we encounter in day-to-day life don’t come close to c2, which is the speed of light squared. That means that (1 + (v1 * v2) / c2).
Since that would mean dividing by 1, it’s usually okay to just skip that step and use (v1 + v2). In most situation it works, even if it’s not technically correct. Have I missed anything?
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