Could the Speed of Light be Calculated Differently?

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The discussion centers on the theoretical implications of calculating the speed of light (c) differently, specifically questioning whether c² could result from multiplying two distinct lengths by two different frequencies instead of the conventional c multiplied by itself. This alternative perspective suggests that if c² could be expressed as (x)(y), it may open new theoretical possibilities regarding the manipulation of time. However, participants conclude that the only frequencies and lengths that fit this equation are those associated with light, ultimately reaffirming that the speed of light remains constant at c.

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The speed of light turns out to be a strange idea for many persons, it imposes to the transmission of physical information a very annoying limit.

And the question is, if the speed of light to the square was not the result of multiplying (c) for (c) ?, but out the result of multiplying two lengths by two different frequencies to (c).
Surely (c) would always be the result of (cˆ2) square root .

The consequences would be very interesting, at least theoretically there would be opened a few new possibilities of being able to handle the Time.

It seems that (c . c) = cˆ2
but really it is ( x ). ( y ) = cˆ2

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That doesn't make a whole lot of sense: The only frequencie and length that fit there are the wavelength and frequency of light. So you still end up with C.
 

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