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why can't speed of light be relative to it's source?
Speed of light; source; frame of reference
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Because experiment says otherwise.LLT71 said:why can't speed of light be relative to it's source?
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I guess that it "could" be, but experimental evidence shows that it isn't.LLT71 said:why can't speed of light be relative to it's source?
Edit: jbriggs444 was faster!
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which ones? I don't understand "why is that so"
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See section 3.3 here. My favorite is the observation of binary stars, especially binary pulsars.LLT71 said:which ones? I don't understand "why is that so"
thank you!
http://www.edu-observatory.org/physics-faq/Relativity/SR/experiments.html
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thank you!Dale said:See section 3.3 here. My favorite is the observation of binary stars, especially binary pulsars.
http://www.edu-observatory.org/physics-faq/Relativity/SR/experiments.html
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