Aim for the Top! Science lesson.
Chapter 2
Star bows and the Rip van Winkle Effect
This lesson will focus on the world of light speed.
Yay! That's warping, right?
No, faster-than-light speed, also called c-plus travel.
We'll discuss warping another time.
While moving at sub-light speed, various strange things can happen.
Takaya-san, can you name them?
Yes! Star bows, and the Rip van Winkle effect!
Correct. We call giant rainbows in outer space, "star bows."
Um, in accordance with the principles of a Lorentz transformation
stars concentrated ahead of a ship
give off seven-coloured rings due to the Doppler effect, right?
I've got visual aids and formulae.
Chapter 2
Star bows and the Rip van Winkle Effect
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Very good, Takaya-san! You've really worked hard!
That's what Coach talks so much about, hard work and guts!
Not quite, Takaya!
Coach!
When did you get here?
We're not finished. Explain to me the Rip van Winkle effect!
Ah, okay! As Episode 2 shows, 7 years had passed since my father's ship was lost
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but only 2 days had passed within the ship
and when our mission went 12 seconds over, 6 months passed by on the Earth.
It's all because of that meanie, Einstein.
Takaya, Einstein isn't the only "meanie."
Lorentz, FitzGerald and Gamow are also meanies.
Yes, sir! I'll keep that in mind!
Lorentz Transformation (Hyperbolic Functions)
Memorize these formulae.
These are the Lorentz transformation.
The Luxion, despite having a degeneracy generator working at full capacity
was subjected to infinite acceleration due to its vanishing motor being destroyed.
Correct.
Listen, Amano, Takaya.
Any mishap, no matter how small, can be fatal in space.
The only way to overcome that is through hard work and guts.
Yes, sir!
At least your responses are good.
Lorentz Transformation (Hyperbolic Functions)
The End
Well, see you next time.
The End
So long
Bye-bye!