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Relativistic rocket equation question thingy

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Relativistic rocket equation question thingy
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RE: Relativistic rocket equation question thingy
December 3, 2013 at 7:03 pm
You can do it in a few lines if you solve for delta v, then just use the identity a^b = e^(ln(a^b)) = e^(b*ln(a))

b = 2u/c and a = m0/m1

All these types of problems can generally be solved with the identities ln(a*b) = ln(a) + ln(b) and ln(a^b) = b*ln(a)
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Relativistic rocket equation question thingy - by Sejanus - December 3, 2013 at 7:23 am
RE: Relativistic rocket equation question thingy - by FreeTony - December 3, 2013 at 7:03 pm

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