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There is currently no theory of the velocity of light and to my knowledge never has been. The speed of light has been known since 1675.
It was Albert Einstein who realized and formulated the importance of the fact that the speed of light could not be surpassed. That its speed was independent of its frame of reference.
And its equivalence in the famous e=mc2 equation.
Much earlier, it had been thought that the speed of light was instantaneous, but in the 1600s, Ole Romer was able to determine, from observations of Jupiter's moons, that the speed of light was finite.
This is a wonderful experiment showing the power of deduction.
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Who invented velocity?
the person who discovered velocity was newton. so you should look up newtons theory on velocity.
Who invented wave theory of light?
maxwell huygens
How does the length of an object change as its velocity increases?
As per Einstein's theory of relativity as velocity of the rod increases then its length would be shortened by a factor ./ 1 - (v/c)^2 where v is the velocity of the rod and c the velocity of light. This is known as Lorentz Fitzerald contraction.
what is the velocity of light?
The velocity of light coming from a cars lights will be the speed of light C in the substance in front of the lights. It wont be the speed of light+the speed of the car however.
Is velocity of light constant?
Yes according to most theories the velocity of light in a vacuum is constant. (In water and glass it is slower!)
Who invented velocity?
the person who discovered velocity was newton. so you should look up newtons theory on velocity.
Who invented wave theory of light?
maxwell huygens
Is hard light possible?
MAYBE. Hard light is not necessarily possible, but there is a theory that states that light can behave like a solid. Light has also been able to be slowed down to 0 velocity.
What is the velocity of darkness?
It doesn't have a velocity! However, in theory, one could say that darkness is the only thing that replaces light!! So as light goes away, darkness takes its place!! So darkness probably travels at the speed of light :D - 186000 miles per second (that's about 7.5 times round the earth in a second)
What is the velocity of light in meters?
the velocity of light is 300000000 m/s
Does Light have a speed or a velocity speed of light or velocity of light?
Light travels at the speed of light. There is no general velocity of light because velocity is a vector quantity, it also contains a direction and there is no preferred direction for light rays in general. Another answer: The speed of light has been calculated to be 186,000 miles per second.
How was speed and velocity invented?
"Speed" & "Velocity" are the same thing, they were not "invented" but discovered so to speak through Theoretical physics.
How does the length of an object change as its velocity increases?
As per Einstein's theory of relativity as velocity of the rod increases then its length would be shortened by a factor ./ 1 - (v/c)^2 where v is the velocity of the rod and c the velocity of light. This is known as Lorentz Fitzerald contraction.
What would be the velocity of ball which is thrown by the man who running at the speed equal to the velocity of light?
As velocity never exceeds the velocity of light.... so i hope a man running with the velocity of light will not be able to throw a ball with any velocity.......... we may get the maximum n minimum velocity with which that can be thrown mathematically that we may get it to be zero................
Which scientist said as velocity increases time slows?
Einstein's theory (or one of them anyway) said that as velocity increases, time slows. However, as the velocity increases of any object (except light) its mass increases. (just thought that extra info might be needed) hope that helps! : )
Is the velocity of a red light lower than the velocity of violet light?
No it justs refracts further
Is the velocity of a red light lower than the velocity of violet light a?
Not necessarily, but the frequencies are different.
