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TumblingDice
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kubaanglin said:And just to clarify my scenario, the gravitational force reacting upon the accelerating object is constant throughout the entire tube.
The setup you're describing has some issues that lead to more issues. oo) It sounds like the target of your OP is about the speed limit of c in a scenario that provides constant acceleration (no atmosphere to introduce terminal velocity).
Jimmy's example of the rocket in post #25 is a bit more straight-forward to picture and discuss. The constant acceleration of the rocket parallels the constant acceleration you're looking at with gravity. Is this at all where you were trying to go with the OP? If so, that's where relativity can come into explain how you can keep accelerating in your frame of reference, never reach a 'terminal velocity', and yet, you will alway measure light to travel at c.