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> change some observable properties of the universe (like speed of light) In your other comment: > Could the speed of light have changed because of aliens wea
by vorg 10y ago
> change some observable properties of the universe (like speed of light)
In your other comment:
> Could the speed of light have changed because of aliens weaponizing physics in past wars?
Because the speed of light is a dimensional constant, it doesn't make sense to say it could have changed in the past. Only dimensionless constants, like the fine structure constant, can hypothetically be different at other points in space and/or time. See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dimensionless_physical_constant https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dimensionless_physical_constan...
- TeMPOraL 10y agoAccording to this article: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Variable_speed_of_light https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Variable_speed_of_light the idea had some pretty serious consideration of serious scientists though. As for dimensionless constants, the way I see it, it simply suggests that something else must be changed to get a meaningfully different c.