RE: SCI: slow light

Jonathan Reeves (JonathanR@mail.iclshelpdesks.com)
Tue, 23 Feb 1999 08:48:13 -0000

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Danny (CALYK@aol.com) writes:

> Such as in the bending of space, like with black holes, they suck light in at
> like twice their speed. So it is in this case that light is travelling
> faster, relatively. But it's also implied it goes the same speed, just uses a
> wrinkle in time. Light moving through water or whatever also goes the same
> speed, its just refracted.

So, speeding light up by gravity means distorting time, but slowing it down means it's merely refracted ?

:-)

Jon Reeves



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Danny (CALYK@aol.com) writes:

> Such as in the bending of space, like with black holes, they suck light in at
> like twice their speed.  So it is in this case that light is travelling
> faster, relatively.  But it's also implied it goes the same speed, just uses a
> wrinkle in time.  Light moving through water or whatever also goes the same
> speed, its just refracted.

So, speeding light up by gravity means distorting time, but slowing it down means it's merely refracted ?

:-)

Jon Reeves