Thread: How long does it take for a single photon to travel from the sun?
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Old 24-04-2008, 03:35 PM
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Originally Posted by renormalised View Post
T = T(obs)/SQR(1-(v^2/c^2)), where T(obs) is the time measured relative to an observer of an event, v is the velocity of the moving object and c is the speed of light. Plug in the numbers for a photon and your answer is T = 0.
wouldn't that be T = T(obs)/SQR(0), which is undefined not 0?
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