TIL that there is a theory that challenges Einstein's physics and could be tested soon.
There is a theory that says the speed of light can be variable and as published in Science Daily, where TIL about this theory, it could be tested soon.
According to Einstein the speed of light was constant in any situation.
But the Dr. Niayesh Afshordi of the Perimeter Institute in Canada, together with other colleges, has made some predictions that could be used to test the validity of the variable-speed theory of light.
"The idea that the speed of light could be variable was radical when first proposed, but with a numerical prediction, it becomes something physicists can actually test. If true, it would mean that the laws of nature were not always the same as they are today." - Science Daily
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FYI, one published nothing in science daily. This is not a peer-reviewed journal. The actual publication is from Phys.Rev. D which is a peer-reviewed journal.
This theory is an alternative to the inflation model and it is thus interesting (it is always good to have several testable frameworks to explain some facts).
Yes, Im agree 100%.
About Science Daily, it was where I first read about this, reason why I used as my source in the post, but u are right about the original publication coming from the "PHYSICAL REVIEW D". And they also talk about the "Inflation" alternative theory :)
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Thanks a lot!
This is not really my field but I can try to go through the paper more deeply in the case you would have any question :)
Interesting, this would certainly be fun if it proves to be factual.
Yes it will be if it proves... but still there is a lot of work to do :) Thanks for your comment @justtryme90
Thank you for bringing my attention to this :)
If they manage to prove this theory, it could really be groundbreaking in the field of physics. I have no idea what impacts it would have, but I'm pretty sure a lot of our basic physics knowledge would have to be reunderstood in the light of this new discovery.
It would depend on what conditions the speed of light deviates from 3.0 x 108 m/s. I would suspect that under most normal situations this rate will hold up, so the basic knowledge will likely be predominantly upheld. However, we will see :)
Honestly I left the sciences a long time ago for the arts, I only have enough knowledge to have them as hobbies, especially physics. From what I understand the theory has more to do with light in different time periods (long spaces of time) and not at the same time in different places or conditions. They talk about the early universe and say that the light must have been faster at that time. Different times, different conditions in the universe, different speeds of light. But as you well say, we will see :)
Ah, that is good to hear :) Yep, it will be exciting to see how this will affect things. But firstly we need to see if the theory even holds up in the experiments.
Yes, it is pretty groundbreaking. At least everything that is based on the theory from Einsteins should be re-proved.