Significance of c /sqrt2 in relativistic physics

DOI10.1088/0264-9381/21/24/L01MaRDI QIDQ4660893zbMATH OpenOpenAlexFDO

Authors C. Chicone, B. Mashhoon

Publication date 4 April 2005

Published in Classical and Quantum Gravity (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL https://arxiv.org/abs/gr-qc/0406118

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Equations of motion in general relativity and gravitational theory (83C10)

Abstract: In the description of emph{relative} motion in accelerated systems and gravitational fields, inertial and tidal accelerations must be taken into account, respectively. These involve a critical speed that in the first approximation can be simply illustrated in the case of motion in one dimension. For one-dimensional motion, such first-order accelerations are multiplied by $(1-V^2/V_c^2)$, where $V_c=c/sqrt2$ is the critical speed. If the speed of relative motion exceeds $V_c$, there is a sign reversal with consequences that are contrary to Newtonian expectations.

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