Time dilates as the speed of light approaches. To the extent that
light consists of particles, it is in its own way timeless. Through
simple perturbations of the temporal manifold, we can refract or
repel photons most efficiently.
-- Academician Prokhor Zakharov,
"Now We Are Alone"
light consists of particles, it is in its own way timeless. Through
simple perturbations of the temporal manifold, we can refract or
repel photons most efficiently.
-- Academician Prokhor Zakharov,
"Now We Are Alone"
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