As a hypothetical, I am traveling in a spacecraft circling the earth traveling at a speed of 1,000 miles an hour and I shine a flashlight out a front window of the spacecraft; the light would travel 1,000 mph + 186,000 mph
(186,000 mph)+1,000 mph=187,000 mph
The light leaving that spacecraft will be traveling faster than the known speed of light, proving that light can travel faster than 186,000 mph
No it won't because at high velocities vector addition according to Galilean Relativity doesn't apply.As a hypothetical, I am traveling in a spacecraft circling the earth traveling at a speed of 1,000 miles an hour and I shine a flashlight out a front window of the spacecraft; the light would travel 1,000 mph + 186,000 mph
(186,000 mph)+1,000 mph=187,000 mph
The light leaving that spacecraft will be traveling faster than the known speed of light, proving that light can travel faster than 186,000 mph
Ok, so far, you equate the following--No it won't because at high velocities vector addition according to Galilean Relativity doesn't apply.
The correct velocity equation according to Special Relativity where the spacecraft and the light beam are in the same direction is given by the equation.
u = (u'+v)/(1+u'v/c²)
Here u' = c is the velocity of light beam, v can be any value for the spacecraft <c.
Plugging in the values;
u =(c+v)/(1 +cv/c²) = c(c+v)/(c+v) = c.
Hence to an "outside" observer the light beam still remains at a velocity c irrespective of the velocity of the spacecraft.
That viewpoint is most likely why they have decided to not reveal themselves. When the day comes when no one has the same views you have; then maybe they may say hello.
As a hypothetical, I am traveling in a spacecraft circling the earth traveling at a speed of 1,000 miles an hour and I shine a flashlight out a front window of the spacecraft; the light would travel 1,000 mph + 186,000 mph
(186,000 mph)+1,000 mph=187,000 mph
The light leaving that spacecraft will be traveling faster than the known speed of light, proving that light can travel faster than 186,000 mph
What the equation tells you is that the speed of light is independent of the velocity of the source.Ok, so far, you equate the following--
u = (u'+v)/(1+u'v/c²)
u =(c+v)/(1 +cv/c²) = c(c+v)/(c+v) = c.
above you have “u” described as
u =(c+v)/(1 +cv/c²) = c(c+v)/(c+v) = c.
therefore u=c
velocity=v
constant (value not stated but constant))=c
Therefore; we end up with=
(constant + velocity)
Divided by--- 1+(constant + velocity) divided by one (1) + =
Bla, bla, bla~~~~~There is no equation that can quantify the speed of “light”
Therefore; the concept was intriguing to contemplate; we all know there are many sources of light; i.e. coming from our fireplace, lamp, match or the stars. I seriously do not believe we can calculate the speed of any source of light.
Just my opinion
As far as I can see
Then again, maybe the speed of light is constant-?
s (which can pass through a lightyear of lead before interacting with matter.)
Heh, well not really in terms of relativity. Your reference frame has just shifted (1000 mph)(t) miles from the reference frame of the light - which is alleged to be the same in all reference frames based on electromagnetism (not relativity).
Oh wise One, I was not present nor have I read about such an observation.
Please, continue to share your wisdom here so that I & others may glean a glimmer from it.
I ask you as a fellow human being.,..,.,.,.,./\
no animosity intended or implied
Please, share your knowledge with us all-
I don't believe electromagnetism is relative to gravity, do you-?
Either way, if you or anyone else is actually interested you can PM me or make another thread. We don't have to agree; a thread like this isn't exactly the right place, however, to talk about electroweak theory in depth.
I am not being sarcastic
Matter and electromagnet waves are two separate things.
Should you create a thread about this, please find me, give me a link
I for one am interested in this topic
As a hypothetical, I am traveling in a spacecraft circling the earth traveling at a speed of 1,000 miles an hour and I shine a flashlight out a front window of the spacecraft; the light would travel 1,000 mph + 186,000 mph
(186,000 mph)+1,000 mph=187,000 mph
The light leaving that spacecraft will be traveling faster than the known speed of light, proving that light can travel faster than 186,000 mph
We are, so far, limited by the speed of light. There are, however, several ideas about avoiding that limitation. We will need a lot more knowledge before we can accomplish that.The power to propel us to the stars
Can we reach the stars and beyond?
The answer is YES!!
Getting humans into outer space is not the problem. Humans have already walked on the moon. The problem with space travel is the vast distance between our solar system and the nearest one to us. The problem is in the speed needed to reach these far-off places in a reasonable time frame. The solution to the has been right in front of us.
Take for example someone at the front of a train traveling 100 MPH. If the person fires a bullet out ahead of the trail that travels at 300 MPH if you clocked the speed of this bullet it would clock at 400 MPH, not 300.
The same principle could be applied to space travel. The craft would have multiple propulsion engines. When the first one is fired it propels to craft to a speed of 1,000 MPH. When the second propulsion engine is fired (with the same propulsion force as the first), the craft is now traveling at a speed of 1,000+1,000 equaling a speed of 2,000 MPH.
If you continue firing these engines your speed increases with each engine burn. The ultimate speed you reach depends on how many bursts your engines can provide With one burst at a time you could reach the speed of light and beyond.
Or so it seemed~~~~~~~~
Now, some time later I discarded the above idea, a spacecraft could not contain enough fuel to propel us to distant stars.
Then an actual solution came to mind.
We use the force of gravity to pull us to wherever we want to go. Magnify the force of gravity using the gravity pull of galaxies channeling that pull in a narrow band multiply the pulling force of gravity exponentially to a limitless speed.
It could be done~~~
Basing your beliefs upon your own incredulity may be satisfying, but it's not very smart. Fortunately, neither the universe, nor the scientific community need to have any concern for your opinion on the matter.Therefore; the concept was intriguing to contemplate; we all know there are many sources of light; i.e. coming from our fireplace, lamp, match or the stars. I seriously do not believe we can calculate the speed of any source of light.
Just my opinion
As far as I can see
Then again, maybe the speed of light is constant-?
Basing your beliefs upon your own incredulity may be satisfying, but it's not very smart. Fortunately, neither the universe, nor the scientific community need to have any concern for your opinion on the matter.
The light shinning out from my flashlight is traveling at the speed of light plus the speed of the station.
Basing your beliefs upon your own incredulity may be satisfying, but it's not very smart. Fortunately, neither the universe, nor the scientific community need to have any concern for your opinion on the matter.
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