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  1. newtonian mechanics - In an elastic collision, why is the velocity of ...

    Nov 7, 2020 · For two bodies in an elastic collision, the magnitude of the difference in their velocities along the line of collision remains the same before and after the ...

  2. Derivation of Velocity of separation and velocity of approach

    Sep 19, 2018 · An object of mass $2 \, {\rm kg}$, moving with speed of $12\, {\rm m/s}$, collides head-on with a stationary object whose mass is $6 \, {\rm kg}$. Given that the collision is elastic, what are …

  3. What does relative speed really mean when ejecting something?

    Sep 25, 2024 · What does relative speed really mean when ejecting something? Ask Question Asked 1 year, 2 months ago Modified 1 year, 2 months ago

  4. Why is speed considered relative in physics? - Answers

    Mar 12, 2025 · Speed is considered relative in physics because it depends on the frame of reference from which it is measured. In other words, an object's speed can appear different depending on the …

  5. What is the relative speed of two near-light speed particles headed ...

    What is the relative speed of two near-light speed particles headed towards each other? [duplicate] Ask Question Asked 11 years, 7 months ago Modified 7 years, 8 months ago

  6. astronomy - How fast is Earth moving through the universe? - Physics ...

    How fast is Earth moving through the universe? Speed has to be measured in relation to something, so where is the point of relation in the universe? If there is something like the center of the universe far …

  7. Objects travelling relatively to each other faster than light?

    Mar 20, 2016 · If you consider the example you mention in your question, of two objects moving towards each other, each going at just above half the speed of light relative to the Earth, then from the …

  8. Special Relativity - two beams of light in opposite direction

    The relative speed of two objects is the speed of one of the objects as observed in the coordinate system in which the other object is at rest. Since such a coordinate system does not exist for either …

  9. special relativity - What is the relative speeds of objects (stars ...

    Jan 5, 2025 · -1 What is the (average) relative speeds of: Planets Stars Galaxies Clusters with respect to the rest of the masses of the universe? Is it also the average relative speeds with respect to the …

  10. What will be the relative speed of a photon in a light ray to another ...

    What will be the velocity of this photon relative to the rocket? The time will be shorter than it would have been had the rocket stayed on Earth, and will be equal to the speed of light divided by the actual …