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According to Einstein's Theory of General Relativity, If you approach the speed of light, then time will slow in accordance with your current velocity and the velocity's distance from the Speed of Light. For example, if you were on a train traveling around the Earth several times a second, with a velocity 5 mph under the Speed of Light, if you move 6 mph inside the train, instead of exceeding the speed of light, time will slow down just enough to lower your velocity and prevent you from reaching or exceeding the Speed of Light.
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∙ 12y ago
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∙ 14y agoNo, the speed of light is absolute. No matter from what frame of reference you measure it, it will always measure the same. This is because time (interval) and motion are compliments. As motion changes, interval changes. As you increase your relative motion, your clock (as "observed" by an external observer) slows down.
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∙ 12y agoThe speed of light is equal for all observers. This is a postulate of special relativity. Therefore the speed of light is absolute, it is not relative to anything.
Because of this you get all the 'strange' effects like time dilatation and length contraction you might have heard of.
The speed of light was calculated by James Maxwell in his theory of electromagnetism, but that theory didn't state what the speed was relative to, and this is one of the motivations Einstein had to postulate that the speed of light is equal for everyone.
Incidentally it can be shown that there can only be one speed that is equal for all observers, you cannot have multiple.
By the way, effects like length contraction and time dilatation have been measured and these effects do occur in nature, giving credence to the idea that the speed of light is constant. The speed has also been measured directly, and the answer is always the same.
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∙ 10y agoThe relationship between the speed of light and time is expressed
in the mathematical formula
Δ = ( Я ) x ( τ )
in which the meaning of the symbols is
Δ = Magnitude of the position vector from the source to the wavefront
Я = First derivative with respect to time of the vector's magnitude, dΔ/dt or Δ'
τ = The elapsed time since radiation from the source was initiated, ʃ0τ dt.
In words, this relationship can be stated as:
The longer the period of time during which the wave propagates
at the speed of light, the greater the distance that it covers. This relationship is an immutable law of nature, and is not susceptible to
repeal or amendment.
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∙ 11y agoThe rate at which your clock runs ... as observed by me... depends on the speed between
you and me. The difference between the rate of my clock and the apparent rate of yours
depends on the speed between us as it relates to the speed of light.
So I guess you'd say "Yes" in response to your question, although the truth isn't nearly
that simple.
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∙ 14y agoNo one really knows but you should invest in it because I have a lot of regrets to fix. But not to my knowledge has really tried with that but go for it.
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What does relative refractive index tells?
The relative refractive index tells the speed of light in a vaccum over the speed of light in medium.
Why does the faster you travel the slower the time passes?
Everything is relative and time is also relative. Light is the fastest speed in Universe It is impossible to travel faster than the speed of light. All the creation is in motion with a certain speed. Speed is the criteria of motion. Thus the fastest motion is directly related to the fastest speed which is speed of light. At the speed of light the motion is fastest and surrounding apparently stands, as it is relatively slower than light. The time factor is the passing of object from one location to other . At almost the speed of light, all other objects moving slower appears to be deceleration or coming to a virtual halt, giving an impression of time being slowed down. If you could travel with a seed of light for one year and return to your original base you will be surprised to know that 1000 of years have passed, but you have grown old by one year only. The speed travel slows down the time and covers incredibly large distances. The faster you travel the slower the time becomes. At speeds higher then speed of light the time goes into negative, meaning that you can travel into past at higher speed of light and can chose your past regulating the light speed factor.
What did Albert Einstein discover in light or sound?
Einstein correctly predicted that the speed of light is constant relative to anything and everything.
Speed at a given point in time?
The speed at a specific point is relative to observation point and motion of the body and therefore it should be called slip speed.
What is the speed of infrared rays?
Infra red is (relative to light) lower frequency/longer wavelength but it travels just as fast - the speed of light: about 300 000 000 meters per second (three hundred million).
Why do you experience less time in space?
Time is relative to speed. The closer you approach the speed of light, the slower time passes.
If time and distance approach zero relative to an observer as one approaches light speed and light travels at light speed wouldn't an observer see light going faster than it is?
time dilates, space contracts, speed of light holds constant.
Is time faster than he speed of light?
This is an unanswerable question, since time is a dimension and the speed of light a measurement. The two are directly related, however, insofar as approaching the speed of light inversely affects the relative speed with which you travel through time. For instance, one year on a spaceship going 99% the speed of light (it is impossible to reach the speed of light relative to local space-time, in that paradoxical scenario time would stop completely) would cause you to return to an Earth that has aged hundreds or possibly thousands of years (I'm not sure the precise speed to time conversion formula).
Do people travel back in time when they go back to earth?
No, but because time and speed are relative the closer we get to the speed of light the more time slows down.
Wouldn't an object moving at the speed of light relative to other things in space technically be at rest relative to itself and always allowed to accelerate?
It would be if it wasn't for the fact that time relative the object moving at high speed slows down as you approached the speed of light, and completely stops when you reach it. This is what prevents things from going faster than the speed of light.
What does relative refractive index tells?
The relative refractive index tells the speed of light in a vaccum over the speed of light in medium.
Why does the faster you travel the slower the time passes?
Everything is relative and time is also relative. Light is the fastest speed in Universe It is impossible to travel faster than the speed of light. All the creation is in motion with a certain speed. Speed is the criteria of motion. Thus the fastest motion is directly related to the fastest speed which is speed of light. At the speed of light the motion is fastest and surrounding apparently stands, as it is relatively slower than light. The time factor is the passing of object from one location to other . At almost the speed of light, all other objects moving slower appears to be deceleration or coming to a virtual halt, giving an impression of time being slowed down. If you could travel with a seed of light for one year and return to your original base you will be surprised to know that 1000 of years have passed, but you have grown old by one year only. The speed travel slows down the time and covers incredibly large distances. The faster you travel the slower the time becomes. At speeds higher then speed of light the time goes into negative, meaning that you can travel into past at higher speed of light and can chose your past regulating the light speed factor.
If you were moving the speed of light would your shadow do the motion you did seconds ago?
You can't move at the speed of light. Because of the nature of space and time, specifically, time being relative, things get very complicated when you travel near that speed.
What is the relative speed when two light waves collide each other?
Two light waves meeting one another meet at the speed of light, due to relativistic effects. The relative speed, V, of two objects travelling at relative velocities, Va and Vb, is given by V= (Va+Vb)/ (1-(VaVb/c2)) where c is the speed of light. if Va = Vb =c, which is the case that you are asking about; V = (c+c)/(1-c2/c2) = 2c/2 =c i.e. the two waves travelling at the speed of light meet at a combined relative speed of the speed of light. It is a counterintuitive result, but a direct result of relativity and the distortion of space-time.
Is there an equation that determines how much the relative time slows as an object approaches the speed of light.?
Time recorded on the moving clock = (non-moving time) multiplied by the square root of (1 - v2/c2). v = the speed of the moving clock c = the speed of light
What effects the speed of a object?
Speed is relative to the speed of light and gravity. So gravity could effect speed.
How does one travel faster than the speed of light?
No human or machine can travel the light of speed. No matter how close you are to the speed of light if you have all the thrust in the universe you cannot get going past the speed of light. The familiar notions of absolute space and absolute time independent of your relative motion must give way.
