Is the speed of light affected by relative motion?

[paras02]

Hello!
if a car(A) is moving with a speed 2m/s and another car(B) is moving in opposite direction with speed 3m/s. then velocity of car(A) with respect to (B) is 5 or -5m/s .
so my question is why the same principle does not follow with speed of light as according to theory of relativity speed of light remains same from every frame of refrence ?
or i can say that if i move with a speed c/2( c is the velocity of light ) opposite to the direction in which light is propogating the velocity of light w.r.t me will be 3v/2 or -3v/2.
Isn't this true?

 

[Nugatory]

Someone else has asked pretty much the exact same question just a few hours ago. You'll find an answer in that thread:
https://www.physicsforums.com/showthread.php?t=655083

 

[phyzguy]

why the same principle does not follow with speed of light

Simply put - that's not the way our universe works. Feynman said, "You don't like it? Go somewhere else!"

 

[lightarrow]

Hello!
if a car(A) is moving with a speed 2m/s and another car(B) is moving in opposite direction with speed 3m/s. then velocity of car(A) with respect to (B) is 5 or -5m/s .
so my question is why the same principle does not follow with speed of light as according to theory of relativity speed of light remains same from every frame of refrence ?
or i can say that if i move with a speed c/2( c is the velocity of light ) opposite to the direction in which light is propogating the velocity of light w.r.t me will be 3v/2 or -3v/2.
Isn't this true?

Actually, the law is the same . It's only that you didn't know which is it:

V = (v₁ + v₂)/(1 + v₁*v₂/c²).

Now put 2m/s as v₁ and 5m/s as v₂ and compute V.
Then do the same with v₁ or v₂ or both, equal to c = 299,792,458 m/s.

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lightarrow

 

[paras02]

thankyou guys