Open AccessGravity and speed of light
Author(s) -
Miloš Čojanović
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
journal of advances in physics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2347-3487
DOI - 10.24297/jap.v20i.9168
Subject(s) - speed of light (cellular automaton) , axiom , inertial frame of reference , observer (physics) , theory of relativity , emission theory , one way speed of light , correctness , constant (computer programming) , classical mechanics , theoretical physics , physics , mathematics , computer science , principle of relativity , geometry , four force , quantum mechanics , algorithm , programming language
One of the postulates of the Special Theory of Relativity is that the speed of light is constant in all inertial reference frames regardless of the motion of the observer or source. This postulate also apply to the General Theory of Relativity.There are many experiments whose results are consistent with the assumption that gravity does not affect the speed of light. But notwithstanding all this we may argue that it has not been formally proved. One way to prove its correctness is to replace it with the opposite axiom, axiom of variable speed of light. If there is at least one experiment whose result would possibly be in contradiction with this axiom, then it must be rejected and the axiom of a constant speed of light must be accepted.