Infinity?makc wrote:the fact that speed grows doesnt mean speed approaches infinity. it approaches the limit set forth by space geometry (that you are aware of).
Awareness?
Anything containing protons, because of Inertia/Momentum, can never go at the speed of light, or better to call that - the Ratio of Space to Time. Because the Space Field and the Time Field overlap to make the SpaceTime Field, the relationship of space to time in the spacetime field might be termed the Ratio of Space to Time, and that ratio of space to time is 300,000 km/sec , or the speed of light. (that's why the speed of light is what it is, it's the ratio that energy propagates thru the space field based on what the time field allows)
NASA: Major Step Toward Knowing Origin of Cosmic RaysVast magnetic cocoons associated with galaxies whose black holes have stopped eating may be responsible for accelerating charged particles called cosmic rays to within a whisker of the speed of light.
It could explain one of the great mysteries of astrophysics – how enormously energetic cosmic rays make it to Earth, when common sense says they should long ago have run out of steam.
Cosmic rays are high-speed atomic nuclei, most commonly of hydrogen. Most come from objects within our galaxy, such as supernova remnants and pulsars.
NASA Scientists Determine the Nature of Black Hole JetsOuter space is a vast shooting gallery of cosmic rays. Discovered in 1912, cosmic rays are not actually rays at all; they are subatomic particles and ions (such as protons and electrons) that zip through space in all directions at near-light speed, with energies tens of thousands of times greater than particles produced in Earth’s largest particle accelerators. Cosmic rays incessantly bombard Earth, smashing into the atoms and molecules high up in the atmosphere, and producing cascades of secondary particles that reach the surface.
I think the answer lies within the properties of the compacted matter. Since we know it is plasma we can apply plasma properties, hence the Z-pinch dynamics.Black hole particle jets are commonly seen in quasars and other celestial objects, shooting off at nearly light speed. According to the Swift team, these jets appear to be made of protons and electrons, solving a mystery as old as the discovery of jets themselves in the 1970s. The jets observed by Swift contain about the mass of Jupiter if it were pulverized and blasted out into intergalactic space.
Black hole particle jets typically escape the confines of their host galaxies and flow for hundreds of thousands of light years. They are a primary means of redistributing matter and energy in the universe. They are a key to understanding galaxy formation and are tied to numerous cosmic mysteries, such as the origin of ultrahigh-energy cosmic rays.
"Black hole jets are one of the great paradoxes in astronomy," said Rita Sambruna of NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Md. "How is it that black holes, so efficient at pulling matter in, can also accelerate matter away at near light speed? We still don't know how these jets form, but at least we now have a solid idea about what they're made of."
That's gotta hurt.kovil wrote:To get to the next star quickly, we must shed our protons.
kovil wrote:gravity does not pull on electrons
Where did these statements come from? The electron has mass (about 1/1836 that of the proton).kovil wrote:Protons have inertia, electrons do not
I'd love faster-than-light travel too, but (1) I don't think it's us who are limiting ourselves to just that speed, and (2) astrophysical processes in the Universe are "trying" much, much harder than humans can to exceed c, and just can't do it, suggesting that "more thrust equals more speed" is probably not the right approach.craterchains wrote:Why limit ourselves to just that speed?
Why not try to go much faster?