2007-03-03 05:48:18 · 4 answers · asked by goring 6 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
Whoever still thinks that speed of light would be absolute, is terribly wrong, as like as Einstein was. It is absolutely correct to say that the velocity of light is only relative, and only from the point of the viewer in the universe.
How arrogant are we to say that light would behave the same in every possible area of the Universe? We think it does, but we aren't sure about that, not at all. On contrary, we find more and more possible (indirect) evidnebce against the fact, the velocity of light would be absolute. No, there is no postulate about that yet, just careful "assumption" and one (ignored yet) evidence of two Russian astronomers, that the speed of light is veriable in relation to the rotation of a structure (on a large scale).
2007-03-03 06:12:39 · answer #1 · answered by jhstha 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Dear jhstha,
Would you like me to feed your high horse for you since you seem to be intent talking to people from it?
"terribly wrong"--- Oh NO! People have a misconstrued concept on the constancy of the speed of light in a vacuum.
"absolutely correct"---- Not just correct, but absolutely correct... because just being correct isnt enough.
"how arrogant are we"------ Yes, arrogance has everything to do with this. It has nothing to do with our so-called "science" seeming to support these ideas based on what we perceive the universe to be. We should KNOW that we're wrong and that there are probably giant monkeys in some distant part of the universe flinging poo at us right now because we were so arrogant to assume that they did not exist.
Maybe you are right and it is variable, but don't talk down to people just because you consider yourself to be more educated than they are... because THAT is arrogance.
2007-03-03 15:36:41 · answer #2 · answered by motz39baseball 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The speed of light is a principal that came into existence with the first space-time pulse that launched the.universe.
The speed of light is a time span,an incident.
The minimum size pulse of time that can exist.
If you try to shorten it,it will go out of existence.
The speed of light is relative to the point of origin of the universe.
If you try to increase the speed of light you try to force it to exist for a length of time that cannot exist.
2007-03-03 16:00:31 · answer #3 · answered by Billy Butthead 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Nope. Speed of light in a vacuum is an absolute.
2007-03-03 13:52:13 · answer #4 · answered by J 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋