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Are there any other phenomena (optical or not) whose speed is constant and does not depend on whether the source is moving or not?
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The discussion centers on the invariance of speed in various phenomena, particularly focusing on gravitational radiation and the behavior of massive particles like neutrinos. It is established that gravitational radiation is expected to travel at the speed of light (c), while neutrinos, now confirmed to have mass, travel slightly slower than c. The conversation also highlights that ultra-relativistic massive particles can appear to travel at a nearly constant speed, independent of the source's motion, due to the principles of special relativity (SR).
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quantumphilosopher said:Are there any other phenomena (optical or not) whose speed is constant and does not depend on whether the source is moving or not?