Well, about a year with (Newtonian) acceleration = g, and about 5 years with proper acceleration = g. But I think the problem is turning -- Brownian motion would require far more turning than you could afford at that slow pace, and even an acceleration-limited modification would probably require much more acceleration than you could afford within your lifespan. (Right?) Charles Greathouse Analyst/Programmer Case Western Reserve University On Sun, Feb 2, 2014 at 3:02 PM, meekerdb <meekerdb@verizon.net> wrote:
I think even 1g will. It doesn't take long to get to 0.9999.
Brent
On 2/2/2014 6:35 AM, Henry Baker wrote:
Yes, but what if we place a limit of 20g's on the acceleration? Can you still do your random walk? Will 20g's allow you to see the heat-death of the universe?
At 06:27 AM 2/2/2014, Goucher wrote:
Also, Goucher's brownian motion solution is technically wrong in the
sense brownian motion has infinite path length
Yes, it does, but you can cover that in finite *proper* time. Admittedly the heat-death of the universe would have occurred in that amount of time, but you would still be alive.
so even if you travel at C and do not mind infinite acceleration, you'll
still never get anywhere.
Only from the perspective of a static observer. From your perspective, you'll cover the universe in finite time.
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