Horace Heffner wrote:
> I have no idea what this might mean in terms of what would happen if > they should hit some atoms along the way though, as the atom apparent > mass might be infinite. Also, the mass presented to the incoming atoms > would be infinite. A practical case of the irresistible force and the > immovable object paradox? I believe a more practical problem is radiation -- "more practical" because it's already an issue long before you get to C. By the time you get to about 1/10 C everything coming in from the front is wicked blueshifted and particles impacting the nose of the craft are producing showers of very nasty secondary particles, and it's hard to see how to shield sufficiently to go much faster than that without frying.
