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Though I have a gist of time and length change due to the point of view by an observer, I do not know the equations on how to work out the actual details.
Now to help with this, I have hypothetical scenario in which two space craft head in opposite directions (solar system orbit around the center of the galaxy).
The hypothetical mission is to place two telescopes in orbit around the center of the galaxy, one leading the sun/solar system, and the other trailing it. Both spacecraft are manned. A propulsion device has been created that will provide constant acceleration at 10m/s2 for four years. The plan is for each to provide thrust for one year, coast for 6 months, then provide thrust in the opposite direction for a year (stopping relative to the sun), taking a week to position the telescope, then return to Earth the same way.
Now the way I understand it (I could be quite wrong), the crews will feel the slightly more than one 'g' and the distance of actual travel can be calculated using this acceleration, coast, and negative acceleration. Also the crews would feel that they were gone from earth five years and a week (plus the time to get out in orbit, and back). However, the perception of those on earth is where I am really fuzzy. Also, how does our speed of travel around the center of the galaxy affect calculations?
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I don’t quite understand what you are trying to say, starting off talking about four years at one g.
But, with regards to some of your specifics,
You’re talking about heading from here towards Sagittarius A in the center of the Galaxy, about 26K ly away.
If you had an engine that could provide a constant 1g thrust for a year,
That would take about 20 years to do for guys on the ship, about 30K years for people on earth, some 10 ton spacecraft would weigh like 8B tons, and you would be going like 0.99999999999 the speed of light.
So let’s cut back to what would happen with a year of the thrust.
You would not make it to our closest other star.
You would have headed off towards Alpha Centauri-
Which is a little over 4ly away.
That would take about 3.5 years to reach. About six years would have gone by on earth. You ship would weigh like 400 tons. You would be moving about 0.95 the speed of light.
Now, in a Newtonian universe, I guess you could be reaching Star Trek speeds like warp 2, warp 4, etc. assuming that means twice or four times the speed of light. But for quick Einstein you can’t exceed the speed of light punched in to the HP15C real quick the numbers above should be fairly close.
This also requires universal inertia.
Like, the earth is rotating at about 1000 mph. Maybe at Idaho at 45N or so with the cosine about 750mph.
So, if you set down your lap top, stand up, then jump in the air, the wall of your house does not smack you at 750 mph.
And, as the earth rotates around the sun at 67,000 mph
And when you get in your space ship, and take off - the earth does not disappear from you at 67K mph.
And when you get out of our solar system it does not disappear at the 50K mph it rotates the center of the galaxy.
(And let’s not get into galaxy spin, rotation about the center of the universes, cluster movement with regards to other clusters, etc.)
It’s kind of a party pooper.
Right now technologically we can produce a few G for a few minutes.
Not remotely anything like a constant 1g.
And…
Even at a small fraction of light speed, even 1% is like 6.7 million mph.
What happens when your shit hits a gram of iron or ice at that speed?
Or even less?
A 31 grain/2 gram 22 long rifle at 1200mph is probably something most of you can relate to.
It will Jack up all kinds of metals and plastics.
So, what would something hit at 5000 to 6000 times faster do?