• tetris11@feddit.uk
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    23 hours ago

    is the speed of causality tied to speed of light in a vacuum, or independent of it?

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      As I understand, the speed of light in vacuum is bound by the speed of causality. So, light would go at infinite speed, if it could (it being massless means any acceleration should result in infinite speed), but instead it goes as fast as the universe allows, which is the speed of causality.

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      23 hours ago

      Speed of Causality is the absolute maximum speed. It’s the theoretical maximum that any cause could propagate an effect. Speed of Light in a (perfect) vacuum happens to be equal to the Speed of Causality.