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Physics, Astronomy & Cosmology / Re: Speed of light always the same
« on: 04/07/2005 02:20:09 »
qpan
Thats how i understood it to be.
Because there is no gravitational force acting directly on the photon, the force of gravity is instead acting on the space or path the photon has no choice but to follow.
There has got to be a difference between the two.
And also i thought as far as the photon is concerned it is still travelling in a perfectly straight line and so in the photons frame of reference it should be totally unaffected.
so in my mind the photon is unaffected by gravity its the space that the photons are moving through that is affected
can anybody clear this up
Thats how i understood it to be.
Because there is no gravitational force acting directly on the photon, the force of gravity is instead acting on the space or path the photon has no choice but to follow.
There has got to be a difference between the two.
And also i thought as far as the photon is concerned it is still travelling in a perfectly straight line and so in the photons frame of reference it should be totally unaffected.
so in my mind the photon is unaffected by gravity its the space that the photons are moving through that is affected
can anybody clear this up