the light speed barrier is based on the assumption that light IS the barrier.
Don’t ask me. I still have problems with my divided-bys and never got through a single semester of algebra.
I have nothing but awe and respect for kids like this.
It is a hypothetical construct. It's fixed speed is as well. Bingo !
It’s a matter of the constancy of light and the relative motion of everything else including the non-constancy of time.
Relativity is based on the Lorenz transformation which helps to mathematically bridge the concepts of classical physics and the discoveries in optics and electrodynamics. In theory according to the formula, one could exceed the speed of light, but things would get a bit complex.
At least, that’s my understanding. It’s fascinating stuff.
Not at all ...light is just something that is hitting the barrier...light is the bug hitting the windshield
Thought experiment to see the "speed" barrier... go in a circle faster and faster... how fast to you have to go to catch you self or even pass your self?... that not a trick question... you think about in and you see all the issues