There is a 1 kilogram mag lev train in space that propels itself by converting 1 joule of electric energy into kinetic energy per second. There is no resistance and the train's mass remains constant during the experiment. What is it's acceleration?
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Anonymous2007-07-17 17:11 ID:p0UuReq3
as E->infinity, a->0 from a frame that was at rest in relation to the object at t=0, the reason for this is that as the object approaches relativistic speeds, the energy starts going into a mass increase rather than a speed increase, as the object can never reach the speed of light.