Recent content by skyelectric

This helps me. I need to learn more about waves in general.

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I heard an explanation once that went, "Any speed that you could travel, light will always go faster." As light travels through a substance that approaches absolute zero, its speed goes down. This suggests light is influenced by radiation (heat). My question revolves around what might happen to...

We all know the constant which stands for the speed of light in a vacuum. However the speed of light is not constant, we can slow its speed to near zero right here on Earth (Scientific American). My question is, if the speed of light can be slowed, can it not also be increased? Supposed we...