Basic Relativistic Space Travel Type 3 Computations

The ship departs from Earth on a round-trip voyage to a destination star at a given distance (D), accelerating at a constant G-factor.

The ship accelerates until it reaches the midpoint of the journey at distance (d = D/2) at time (T), according to an Earth clock or time (t), according to the ship clock, then reverses thrust and decelerates at the same rate until it reaches the destination.

 
Distance In Light Years
  Acceleration G-Factor
G > 0
   
     BASIC RELATIVISTIC SPACE TRAVEL TYPE 3 STATISTICS

Distance To Destination In Light Years
D = 1

Acceleration G-Factor Experienced On Ship (Earth = 1.0)
G = 1


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TRAVEL COMPUTATIONS


Acceleration Potential For Given G-Factor
α = 1.03229527555359


Maximum Relativistic Speed At Midpoint
β = 0.75164632520818 = v/c


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ONE-WAY TRAVEL TIMES

One-Way Travel Time According To Home Clock
T1 = 2.20790858467672 yr
   = 806.43861055317 d
   = 115wk  1d  10h 31m 36s

One-Way Travel Time According To Ship Clock
t1 = 1.8923437798616 yr
   = 691.17856559445 d
   = 98wk  5d  04h 17m 08s

Absolute One-Way Travel Time Difference
Time Diff = 0.31556480481512 yr
          = 115.26004495872 d
          = 16wk  3d  06h 14m 28s


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ROUND TRIP TRAVEL TIMES

Round Trip Travel Time According To Home Clock
T2 = 4.4158171693534 yr
   = 1612.8772211063 d
   = 230wk  2d  21h 03m 12s

Round Trip Travel Time According To Ship Clock
t2 = 3.7846875597232 yr
   = 1382.3571311889 d
   = 197wk  3d  08h 34m 16s

Absolute Round Trip Travel Time Difference
Time Diff = 0.63112960963024 yr
          = 230.52008991745 d
          = 32wk  6d  12h 28m 56s


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