In: Physics
I am doing a paper on how Superman stops a Maglift train and would just like a general overview of the different aspects of physics behind it. I know he can't instantly stop it because that would kill the people on board, and that optimally he would just decelerate it over the time it takes to cover all the track he has left, but what do I need to consider, and how would I compute the minimum time it would take for him to stop the train without injuring the passengers? My rubric says that I should incorporate some aspect that is beyond what I have learned in Physics 1 and 2 (turns out that is a lot of stuff). Just need a little guidance on honing it in, and figuring out how all these different aspects relate to one another. Thank you very much!