- The light-second is a unit of
length useful in astronomy,
telecommunications and
relativistic physics. It is
defined as the
distance that
light travels...
- is used for nondimensionalization, so that, for example,
seconds and
lightseconds are interchangeable, and c = 1.
Further changes are
possible by absorbing...
- to
wavelengths shorter than the arms is
reduced (2,500,000 km is 8.3
lightseconds, or 0.12 Hz,
compared to LIGO's peak
sensitivity around 500 Hz). As the...
- base unit 3.84399×108 m Metric
system 384399 km English
units 238854 miles Astronomical unit 0.002569 au
Lightsecond 1.28 ls...
- near c,
while its
proper speed will
significantly increase to ~489,000
lightseconds per
traveler second.
Proper velocity is also
useful for
comparing relative...
