WHY CAN’T ANYTHING

GO FASTER THAN THE

SPEED OF LIGHT?
Newton´s law of Universal Gravitation
𝑀
◦ 𝐹=𝐺∗
𝑑2
◦ M = Earth mass ( 5.972*1024 𝑘𝑔)
◦ D= represent the distance separating the objects centers (In our case it is equal to Earth’s radio: 6371
000 m).
◦ G = Gravitational constant (6.67 * 10−11 𝑚3 𝑘𝑔−1 𝑠 −1 )
◦ So:
5.972∗1024 𝑘𝑔
◦ 𝐺 = 6.67 ∗ 10−11 𝑚3 𝑘𝑔−1 𝑠 −2 ∗ 6371000 𝑚2

◦ F= 9.81 𝒎𝒔−𝟐
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Reason 1.
Going at 300 000 km/s is enough.
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Reason 2.
Mathematically impossible
 2
𝐸 = 𝑚𝑐
Where:
E: energy
m: mass
c : speed of light
Relative mass

m= moɣ

Where
mo= incial mass (before movement)
ɣ= Lorenzt cuantity. This is a very interesting factor.
Lorentz said that:
1
ɣ=
𝑣2
1− 2
𝑐

Where
v= object’s speed
c= speed of light
So, replacing,
So, replacing,
𝑚𝑜
m=
𝑣2
1− 2
𝑐

Finally, putting this new equality on the first equation we have:

𝒎𝒐𝒄𝟐
𝐄=
𝒗𝟐
𝟏− 𝟐
𝒄
 Lim v -> c E

𝑚𝑜𝑐 2
Lim v -> c E = Lim v -> c
𝑣2
1− 2
𝑐

Lim v -> c E = ∞ (infinity)

Reason 3.
Geometric reason.
𝐸 2 = 𝑝2 𝑐 2 + 𝑚2 𝑐 4

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 𝑝𝑐
𝑣=𝑐
𝐸
 𝑝𝑐
<1
𝐸
𝑣 = 𝑐 0.9999
Reason 4.
Human vulnerability
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