Sentence examples for light's velocity from inspiring English sources

(Though nothing travels faster than light in a vacuum, light's velocity falls when it passes through matter).

In 1950 they used an improved cavity resonator to obtain a value of 299,792.5 ± 1 km/sec for light's velocity, a figure differing by less than two metres per second from the more accurate laser-based value officially adopted in 1975.

But light's velocity does not add to that of its reference frame.

(Unfortunately, it won't necessarily mean we can travel faster than light, because the effects of physics theories such as relativity are a consequence of light's velocity).

The pitch of each note decides the light's placement, while the velocity at which they're played governs the brightness.

From the angular difference in the position of stars (maximally 20.5 arcseconds) it is possible to express the speed of light in terms of the Earth's velocity around the Sun, which with the known length of a year can be converted to the time needed to travel from the Sun to the Earth.

This effect, which depends also on the ratio of Earth's velocity to the velocity of light, is the so-called aberration of light.

where λ, q, h, c, and η show the wavelength, electron charge, Planck's constant, light velocity, external quantum efficiency, and internal gain of the sensor.

Wilson, R. E. Eccentric orbit generalization and simultaneous solution of binary star light and velocity curves.

The wave and quantum nature of light, its velocity, wavelength, polarization, diffraction, and interference may be found in light.

Beat and interference phenomena then complicate the light and velocity changes.