The Speed of Light is Infinite... Kind Of.

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Is the speed of light finite? Or is it infinite? That depends on what geometry you're using and how you define speed. It's infinite in hyperbolic geometry, which is the proper geometry for spacetime.

00:00 Cold Open
00:49 Speed Basics
03:06 Rapidity
06:19 Hyperbolic Geometry
09:21 Infinite Speed of Light
10:26 Sponsor Message
11:15 Outro
11:38 Featured Comment

Nick Lucid - Host/Writer/Editor/Animator
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