Relativistic Velocity

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Relativistic Velocity

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A velocity sufficiently high that some properties of a particle of this velocity have values significantly different from those obtaining when the particle is at rest. See rest mass. </dd>
The property of most interest is the mass. For many purposes, the velocity is relativistic when it exceeds about one-tenth the velocity of light. See also Fitzgerald-Lorentz contraction. [[/a>|/a> ]]

References

This article is based on NASA's Dictionary of Technical Terms for Aerospace Use