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Posted by Herb S. on May 23, 2000 23:02:22 UTC

To help you out, I got a reference on the internet.

http://theory.uwinnipeg.ca/mod_tech/node137.html

we get the velocity transformation law:

u = (v+w)/(1+vw/c^2)

where v and w are the velocities in the orignal system, and u is the relative velocity between them. In your example, v=w=c/2, so that u=4c/5.

It is part of an online course in special relativity.

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RE: speed of light reference - Jimmy Of York - May 23, 2000 - 23:15 UTC

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