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Re:Relativistic Spaceship by NotYourLawyer on Monday February 05, 2024 @04:56PM (#39267796)
The farther you get, the dimmer the laser gets. The faster you get, the less energy each photon has.
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Re:Relativistic Spaceship by slow_typist on Monday February 05, 2024 @05:09PM (#39267943)
Note that the 2nd statement only applies because of the Doppler effect - energy of the photon is a function of its frequency.
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