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View SchemaThe constancy, or otherwise, of the speed of light
| Authors | Daniel J. Farrell, J. Dunning-Davies |
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| Categories | |
| ArXiv ID | physics/0406104 |
| URL | https://arxiv.org/abs/physics/0406104 |
Abstract
New varying speed of light (VSL) theories as alternatives to the inflationary model of the universe are discussed and evidence for a varying speed of light reviewed. Work linked with VSL but primarily concerned with deriving Planck's black body energy distribution for a gas-like aether using Maxwell statistics is considered also. Doubly Special Relativity, a modification of special relativity to account for observer dependent quantum effects at the Planck scale, is introduced and it is found that a varying speed of light above a threshold frequency is a necessity for this theory.
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