Article
Negative Acceleration Components for a Relativistic Particle
American Journal of Physics
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
7-1-1981
Disciplines
Abstract
Newtonian acceleration is considered in the light of special relativity theory with the result that the component of acceleration in the direction of an arbitrary applied force is always positive.(AIP)
DOI
10.1119/1.12431
Version
Postprint
Publisher's Statement
Copyright 1981 American Association of Physics Teachers. The article appeared in American Journal of Physics 49 (1981): 693-694 and may be found at http://aapt.scitation.org/doi/10.1119/1.12431
Citation Information
Lock, James A. "Negative Acceleration Components for a Relativistic Particle." American Journal of Physics 49 (1981): 693-694.