Comment on Is The Speed of Light Everywhere the Same?parentComments−sampo12y> The speed of light does not vary with time or place.That's just an assumption.Supported by evidence. (And no counter-evidence is known.)−alphydan12yThere is plenty of evidence, but it would require to change some of our cosmological models (so it's not without controversy). A physicist that has explored the issue in detail is Joao Magueijo:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jo%C3%A3o_MagueijoFor a good review of the VSL Theories (Varying Speed of Light Theories) and the evidence behind them see http://arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/0305457−sampo12yThere is plenty of evidenceAccording to your second link: "The evidence is currently slim".−RivieraKid12ySupported by evidence. (And no counter-evidence is known.)That was true for Newtonian mechanics for a long time too.−JoeAltmaier12yNot for very long. There were things unexplained by Newton starting the first day, right?
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Supported by evidence. (And no counter-evidence is known.)
There is plenty of evidence, but it would require to change some of our cosmological models (so it's not without controversy). A physicist that has explored the issue in detail is Joao Magueijo:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jo%C3%A3o_Magueijo
For a good review of the VSL Theories (Varying Speed of Light Theories) and the evidence behind them see http://arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/0305457
According to your second link: "The evidence is currently slim".
That was true for Newtonian mechanics for a long time too.
Not for very long. There were things unexplained by Newton starting the first day, right?