ERIC Number: EJ1361930
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Publication Date: 2022-Sep
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Maximum Momentum and Kinetic Energy of a Relativistic Rocket
Frodyma, Marc
Physics Teacher, v60 n6 p460-463 Sep 2022
Teaching special relativity to lower-division students is challenging because results such as time dilation, length contraction, and frame dependence of simultaneity are counterintuitive. The literature is extensive, so only a brief list is given here, with articles divided roughly between discussions of general principles and calculations applied to selected physical systems.
Descriptors: Scientific Principles, Science Instruction, Physics, Scientific Concepts, Kinetics, Energy, Mechanics (Physics)
American Association of Physics Teachers. One Physics Ellipse, College Park, MD 20740. Tel: 301-209-3300; Fax: 301-209-0845; e-mail: pubs@aapt.org; Web site: http://aapt.scitation.org/journal/pte
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