Messages in this thread |  | | Date | Sun, 26 May 1996 15:06:27 +0200 (MET DST) | From | Eyvind W Bernhardsen <> | Subject | Re: [OFFTOPIC] Re: Quantum Mechanics |
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On Sat, 25 May 1996, Mike Wangsmo wrote:
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> The gist of all of that is that if the force field is sufficently stong > enough and the object (maybe a curved light beam???) can reach the same
Light doesn't curve. Light, by definition, travels in a straight line. Light, also by definition, always travels the shortest distance between two points. Therefore,
> point accross the cone base in a shorter periord of time, however has > covered more distance. That translate into an object exceeding the speed > of light and a relative setting. This doesn't violate the theory of > relativity since no claim about the object exceeding the speed of light > in the same reference frame is made. A corralary to this theory could > also be postulated as having the velocity of a light beam accelerated by > a *sling shot* type of action rounding a gravitational field. By doing > this, the so called fixed speed of light can also be increased and I > thing with a little bit of work, it could be shown to be unbounded. > > Just a few thoughts. > _______________________________________________________________________ > Mike Wangsmo, Graduate Student wanger@fubar.cs.montana.edu > Dept. of M&IE, MSU http://www.cs.montana.edu/~wanger > Bozeman, MT 59717 (406) 586-0690 > "May the Force be with you, always" > >
Eyvind Bernhardsen
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