Timeline for Conservation of components of relativistic momentum transverse to applied force
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| May 16, 2020 at 0:08 | comment | added | JEB | that's interesting...I said it keeps "m" on shell...but if m changes, then it has to be violated. Moreover: given that any uniformly accelerated object must experience internal stress (Bell's Spaceship Paradox)....idk, could be a could problem there. | |
| May 15, 2020 at 20:19 | comment | added | Dale | Excellent answer, +1. I don’t think this needs to be in the answer but thought it would be worth stating here that for extended bodies or systems of particles it is possible to have a four acceleration which is not orthogonal to the four velocity. In that case the force changes the mass of the object. For example a force that compresses a spring. Your answer is correct since you explicitly state “particle” which implies that the mass is fixed | |
| May 15, 2020 at 19:42 | vote | accept | holmesie7 | ||
| May 15, 2020 at 19:28 | history | answered | JEB | CC BY-SA 4.0 |