Speed of light for accelerated frames

neyzenilhan · Apr 21, 2010

is speed of light invariant for accelerated frames?

sylas · Apr 21, 2010

neyzenilhan said:

is speed of light invariant for accelerated frames?

Yes... in the sense that any local measurement of the speed of light gives c.

The speed of light at some location remote from the observer depends on how co-ordinates are given for space and time.

Cheers -- sylas

neyzenilhan · Apr 21, 2010

thanks for the reply

Fredrik · Apr 21, 2010

Note that the word "local" is crucial. Also, what sylas said assumes that we're talking about a coordinate system that the standard synchronization convention associates with the world line of a moving object. If we allow arbitrary coordinate systems, the speed of light can be anything we want it to be.

neyzenilhan · Apr 21, 2010

ok. thanks. I understand the subject.

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