Title :
Relativity and Space Travel
Author_Institution :
Bell Telephone Labs., Inc., Murray Hill, N.J.
fDate :
6/1/1959 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
This paper treats in terms of the special theory of relativity: a "clock paradox" involving the fact that the frequency of an atomic oscillator on a moving body is lowered but the mass which is converted into radiation is increased; the case of the twin who goes on a space trip at near-light speed and returns younger than his brother on earth; the shift in frequency in the presence of a gravitational field; the clock rate on a satellite; the speed attainable by a photon rocket; and a space ship propelled by the energy of interstellar matter.
Keywords :
Atomic measurements; Clocks; Earth; Frequency conversion; Marine vehicles; Near-field radiation pattern; Oscillators; Rockets; Satellites; Space exploration;
Journal_Title :
Proceedings of the IRE
DOI :
10.1109/JRPROC.1959.287133