• DocumentCode
    977264
  • Title

    Relativity and Space Travel

  • Author

    Pierce, J.R.

  • Author_Institution
    Bell Telephone Labs., Inc., Murray Hill, N.J.
  • Volume
    47
  • Issue
    6
  • fYear
    1959
  • fDate
    6/1/1959 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    1053
  • Lastpage
    1061
  • 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;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Proceedings of the IRE
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0096-8390
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/JRPROC.1959.287133
  • Filename
    4065783