einstein's assumption for c (1 Viewer)

[clever angel]

hi

another dotpt: describe the significance of einstein's assumption of the constancy of speed of light

 

[香港!]

hi

another dotpt: describe the significance of einstein's assumption of the constancy of speed of light

i fink if the speed of light is assumed constant for all observers then time is relative as well as space, that is time passes differently for different observers depending on their relative motions.

 

[serge]

yeh, the significance is of c being constant is probably time dilation, length contraction and mass increase as you approach c