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2- # an object moving at speed v1 relative to a frame that is itself moving at velocity v
3- # relative to an observer. I take the last one to be strictly lower than the speed of
4- # light.
5- # The formula is v2 = (v1 + v)/(1 + v1 * v / c**2)
6- # v1 - speed of the object relative to a moving frame
7- # v - speed of the moving frame
8- # c - speed of light in the vacuum
9- # v2 - speed of the object relative to an observer
1+ """
2+ The relativistic velocity summation formula calculates the combined velocity v2 of
3+ an object moving at speed v1 relative to a frame that is itself moving at velocity v
4+ relative to an observer. I take the last one to be strictly lower than the speed of
5+ light.
6+ The formula is v2 = (v1 + v)/(1 + v1 * v / c**2)
7+ v1 - speed of the object relative to a moving frame
8+ v - speed of the moving frame
9+ c - speed of light in a vacuum
10+ v2 - speed of the object relative to an observer
11+
12+ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Velocity-addition_formula
13+ """
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