Godric@lemmy.world to Memes@lemmy.ml · 11 months agoThe life of a photonlemmy.worldimagemessage-square17fedilinkarrow-up1492arrow-down137
arrow-up1455arrow-down1imageThe life of a photonlemmy.worldGodric@lemmy.world to Memes@lemmy.ml · 11 months agomessage-square17fedilink
minus-squareSubverb@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up62·edit-211 months agoAnd as they’re massless, photons do not experience time. Regardless of how far a photon travels, from its perspective, the journey takes no time.
minus-squarePseu@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up41·11 months agoIt also does not experience space, as the entire universe has been length contracted in its direction of motion into a 2d plane. It is simultaneously occupying every point along its path. So it doesn’t need to experience time.
minus-squaretcrpz@programming.devlinkfedilinkarrow-up59·11 months agoIt also does not experience, as it lacks consciousness
minus-squarerockerface@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up7·11 months agoI have no consciousness and I must experience
minus-squareR0cket_M00se@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·11 months agoHow do you know, though? 🤔
minus-squarefunkless_eck@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up1·11 months agoI am therefore I must know.
minus-squareSubverb@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·11 months agoObviously it doesn’t experience space if it doesn’t experience time. It’s emitted and absorbed simultaneously in its frame.
minus-squarespacesweedkid27 @lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·11 months agoRelativistic effects are cool
minus-squarestebo@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up6arrow-down1·11 months agoA photon would somehow experience the big bang, the heath death of the universe and everything in-between all at the same time.
And as they’re massless, photons do not experience time. Regardless of how far a photon travels, from its perspective, the journey takes no time.
It also does not experience space, as the entire universe has been length contracted in its direction of motion into a 2d plane. It is simultaneously occupying every point along its path. So it doesn’t need to experience time.
It also does not experience, as it lacks consciousness
Well now we’re getting into philosophy
I have no consciousness and I must experience
How do you know, though? 🤔
I am therefore I must know.
Obviously it doesn’t experience space if it doesn’t experience time. It’s emitted and absorbed simultaneously in its frame.
Relativistic effects are cool
A photon would somehow experience the big bang, the heath death of the universe and everything in-between all at the same time.
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