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Is it possible to go faster than the speed of light and still be within the framework of relativity? If so, how fast can we go before something breaks down?

asked May 11, 2023 in Speed of Light by Coldste

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If the refractive index of water is nw = 1.3, and the velocity of light in air is 3 x 108 m/s, what is the velocity of light in water?

asked May 11, 2023 in Speed of Light by candoabitofmoststuff

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What happens if we travel at the speed of light for a long period of time? Will our clocks be affected by this trip or not, since there's no acceleration involved?

asked May 11, 2023 in Speed of Light by SolarisNova

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Can information travel faster than light, or is that information already present to explain entanglement?

asked May 11, 2023 in Speed of Light by Rich_P1508

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What is the correct formula for time dilation if one person sees twice as much time pass compared to another person (light travels at two different speeds)?

asked May 10, 2023 in Speed of Light by Bitty

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How far can a beam of laser travel before it loses intensity or reaches the speed of light (if possible)?

asked May 10, 2023 in Speed of Light by laurence browne

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What does energy equal mass multiplied by the speed of light squared have to do with the twin paradox and the relativity of motion?

asked May 10, 2023 in Speed of Light by CelestialVerse

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How does the speed of light change depending on direction and location?

asked May 10, 2023 in Speed of Light by SeraphicTwilight

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What would happen if a ship tried to travel through a black hole at faster-than-light (FTL) speeds?

asked May 10, 2023 in Speed of Light by Sandyring

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How does the faster than light (FTL) drive or warp engine work in the Star Trek franchise?

asked May 10, 2023 in Speed of Light by MidnightEcho

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How is it possible that scientists can detect light coming from 46 billion light years away if the universe is only 13 billion years old?

asked May 10, 2023 in Speed of Light by BonzoTheDog

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If you are moving with speed approaching the speed of light c, does that mean you also move in the spacetime fabric more? If yes, then why is it that when you are approaching the speed of light, you move less in time?

asked Apr 20, 2023 in Speed of Light by Johnny Robertson

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Assume you are in a space ship traveling close to the speed of light. If you shoot a laser beam ahead of the ship, would it travel faster than the speed of light?

asked Apr 20, 2023 in Speed of Light by LunarFlare

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How does light not need any energy to accelerate?

asked Apr 20, 2023 in Speed of Light by AstralSculptor

+14 votes

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Does the fact that the Giza pyramid is located at the coordinates for the speed of light mean they knew what the speed of light was?

asked Apr 20, 2023 in Speed of Light by fooman

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Does consciousness travel at the speed of light, or is it boundless by space-time limits?

asked Apr 20, 2023 in Speed of Light by NovaCharm

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Can phase velocity exceed the speed of light? What are the implications of this on our universe?

asked Apr 20, 2023 in Speed of Light by StellarMystic

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Why do the velocity and wavelength of light change when it enters from one medium to another, but frequency remains the same?

asked Apr 20, 2023 in Speed of Light by QuantumQuasar

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Does everything in the universe have to travel at the speed of light or less?

asked Apr 19, 2023 in Speed of Light by QuantumHorizon

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How long will it take to travel 4 light years?

asked Apr 19, 2023 in Speed of Light by collectors

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