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Originally Posted by renormalised
Anyway, here's the problem. Any theory which introduces infinities into its equations, either as part of the workings or as a solution, is meaningless and incorrect in its assumptions.
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This is not true with SR. If one plots the Lorentz factor 1/sqrt(1-(v2/c2)) against velocity v, an asymptote is found at the line v=c. In this case an infinite Lorentz factor tells us that particle velocity cannot reach or exceed the speed of light c.
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Steven
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