Re: What would the end velocity be if...?

finite guy wrote:
> On Feb 22, 9:26 am, Erik Max Francis <m...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>> finite guy wrote:
>>> Where is the 'boundary' between Newton and Einstein?
>>> What percentage of light 'speed'?
>> It depends on what accuracy level you're going for.  A good rule of
>> thumb is that 10% c is the point at which relativistic effects start to
>> creep into the third significant figure.
> 
> There are too many 'rules of thumb' used for such precise
> calculations...

As I said, it depends on what level of accuracy you're going for.  If 
you want a more precise figure, you can solve for beta(gamma) yourself. 
  It comes out to roughly 10% c for third-significant-figure effects, 
30% for second, and 70% for first.

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