relativistic velocity addition

Computational Inputs:

Calculate:
» velocity in the moving observer reference frame:
» velocity of moving observer with respect to stationary observer:

Input information

relativistic addition of velocities | velocity in the moving observer reference frame | 0.5 c (speed of light) velocity of moving observer with respect to stationary observer | 1000 m/s (meters per second)

Result

velocity in stationary observer reference frame | 0.5 c (speed of light) = 149897 km/s (kilometers per second) = 1.499×10^8 m/s (meters per second)

Equation

V = (u + v')/(1 + (u v')/c^2) | V | velocity in stationary observer reference frame v' | velocity in the moving observer reference frame u | velocity of moving observer with respect to stationary observer c | speed of light (≈ 2.998×10^8 m/s)
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