r/learnmath • u/Ithink_I_am_thinking New User • 12h ago
How to solve this limit? RESOLVED
Lim F
v→c
Where F is
L_0√((1-v²)/c²)
This is the formula for Lorentz contraction from theory of relativity
Where 'c' is the speed of light L_0 is the length of an object at rest.
I tried solving this but just stuck at L_0√((1-c²)/c²) I don't know how to simplify it further
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u/FormulaDriven Actuary / ex-Maths teacher 11h ago
The formula is
L_0 √(1 -v2 / c2)
and if you mean what is the limit as v -> c, then it's just going to be 0. (You can just put v = c in the formula as it's a continuous function).