The Naked Scientists
Toggle navigation
Login
Register
Podcasts
The Naked Scientists
eLife
Naked Genetics
Naked Astronomy
In short
Naked Neuroscience
Ask! The Naked Scientists
Question of the Week
Archive
Video
SUBSCRIBE to our Podcasts
Articles
Science News
Features
Interviews
Answers to Science Questions
Get Naked
Donate
Do an Experiment
Science Forum
Ask a Question
About
Meet the team
Our Sponsors
Site Map
Contact us
User menu
Login
Register
Search
Home
Help
Search
Tags
Recent Topics
Login
Register
Naked Science Forum
Non Life Sciences
Physics, Astronomy & Cosmology
What if light is is standing still?
« previous
next »
Print
Pages: [
1
]
Go Down
What if light is is standing still?
2 Replies
4543 Views
0 Tags
0 Members and 1 Guest are viewing this topic.
TheInfinius
(OP)
First timers
1
Activity:
0%
What if light is is standing still?
«
on:
09/02/2012 19:57:42 »
Is it possible light is standing still? If light is moving in every direction simultaneously then we are not trying to increase our speed but move at the same speed as the universe around us therefore standing still within our moving matrix. We know that the earth/sun/galaxy is moving fast through space. But in relation to what? light?
This means that we can never reach light speed because we can never truly be standing still.
This means that as we approach the speed of light time slows because we only move trough time as we move through space.
This means that time slows around gravity wells because they are moving through space faster because of their mass.
That makes gravity a function of us being stuck to the earth because its moving toward us and we are moving slower through space.
IOW: Direction through space is an illusion?
Logged
JP
Naked Science Forum King!
3346
Activity:
0%
Thanked: 3 times
Re: What if light is is standing still?
«
Reply #1 on:
10/02/2012 02:35:51 »
No, it can't be possible. Moving things have a direction. Things standing still have no direction. Light can't be standing still since it can have (all possible) directions.
Logged
yor_on
Naked Science Forum GOD!
81685
Activity:
100%
Thanked: 178 times
(Ah, yes:) *a table is always good to hide under*
Re: What if light is is standing still?
«
Reply #2 on:
11/02/2012 10:27:46 »
Light is defined as always having a same speed (in a vacuum), no matter how 'fast' you find yourself to move relative something else, or what mass you're on when measuring. When it comes to your 'this means ..' I'm not sure I follow your conclusions? But you can create a motion from something being 'still', like mounted lights turning on (and then off) in a predefined sequence, giving you a impression of something moving. I'm guessing that it's around that concept you're wondering?
But if one do, then one still use two descriptions, 'motion' and 'being still'. It would be better, if so, to see relative motion as a emergence from something being 'still' on some other plane
It's very much a question of what a 'vacuum' really is.
Logged
URGENT: Naked Scientists website is under threat.
https://www.thenakedscientists.com/sos-cambridge-university-killing-dr-chris
"BOMB DISPOSAL EXPERT. If you see me running, try to keep up."
Print
Pages: [
1
]
Go Up
« previous
next »
Tags:
There was an error while thanking
Thanking...