Re: Maximum speed of light

From: FrediFizzx (fredifizzx_at_hotmail.com)
Date: 01/20/05


Date: Wed, 19 Jan 2005 21:39:48 -0800


<wespe@operamail.com> wrote in message
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| Hi,
|
| OK, we know that speed of light is 300.000km/sec in space. But also,
| space is not totally empty and crawling with virtual particles. So,
| what if these particles are slowing light down? Suppose speed of light
| could go up to, say, 400.000km/sec, if space was less dense in these
| particles. Maybe in the future it will be possible to create a
| super-conductor-vacuum and utilize this maximum speed. Why not, hm?

If you want to learn how this probably really works, see Volovik's "The
Universe in a Helium Droplet". Is it possible to modify a local
configuration of the quantum vacuum so the speed of light can change? Sure.

FrediFizzx

http://www.vacuum-physics.com/QVC/quantum_vacuum_charge.pdf
or postscript
http://www.vacuum-physics.com/QVC/quantum_vacuum_charge.ps



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