No, not immediately and not even at speed of light. It occurs at the speed of sound. You will find probably dozens of threads on PF here, which deal with this idea.Ozs said:If you were to connect a string from one star to another (assuming everything remains still), and then you were to pull one side of the string towards you, the other would be pulled immediately, thus the "communication" between the two edges is technically faster than the speed of light? Does this make sense?
Ozs said:If you were to connect a string from one star to another (assuming everything remains still), and then you were to pull one side of the string towards you, the other would be pulled immediately, thus the "communication" between the two edges is technically faster than the speed of light? Does this make sense?
No, according to Einstein's theory of relativity, the speed of light is the cosmic speed limit. Nothing can travel faster than the speed of light in a vacuum.
No, the speed of light limit applies to all objects, including strings. No matter how much force is applied to the string, it cannot travel faster than the speed of light.
There is currently no known way to manipulate space and time to allow objects to travel faster than the speed of light. The laws of physics, as we understand them, do not allow for this type of manipulation.
No, all experiments and observations to date have confirmed the theory of relativity and the speed of light limit. There is no evidence to suggest that anything has ever traveled faster than the speed of light.
If an object were to travel faster than the speed of light, it would violate the laws of physics as we know them. This could have unpredictable and potentially catastrophic consequences, such as causing a rupture in the fabric of space-time.