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I keep hearing that the relative speed of light remains constant because time and lengths change with speed, what I believe is called the Lorentz factor. At slow speeds the Lorentz factor is extremely small, so what do people believe accounts for the rest of the change?
If I travel towards a source of light at 55 miles per hour, then relative to me, the speed of light will have to be reduced 55 miles per hour for the speed to remain constant. The Lorentz factor is so small at this speed that it can be ignored, so what is currently believed to account for the 55 miles per hour change?
If I travel towards a source of light at 55 miles per hour, then relative to me, the speed of light will have to be reduced 55 miles per hour for the speed to remain constant. The Lorentz factor is so small at this speed that it can be ignored, so what is currently believed to account for the 55 miles per hour change?