We are told that the speed of light is finite. Why? What is it that prevents light speed being variable? Isn't there some evidence to suggest that it has varied over the eons?
Question asked by: meatloaf
The speed of light is both finite and defined.
This is one of the cornerstones of modern physics - that light travels at a set speed, and this is used in all sorts of equations.
No variation from the speed of light has ever been found for light, so it always travels at that speed.
Nothing can travel faster than light either.
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Date of comment: Tue, May 5th 2009
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