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Re: zero lenght contraction in SR yields c=infinity->

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Posted by DickT on December 28, 2003 at 17:37:23:

In Reply to: zero lenght contraction in SR yields c=infinity-> posted by dock on December 24, 2003 at 05:42:37:

The photon is everywhere along the light beam. Not everwhere throughout space. Note that directions perpendicular to V do not contract. You cannot distinguish among photons, so it doesn't matter. There is no "first photon", "second photon", etc. in the ray.

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