Hypothetically, if I were to move at the speed of light, would I see an oscillating electromagnetic wave or photons oscillating or what?

Karsyn Beltran

Karsyn Beltran

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2022-07-16

Hypothetically, if I were to move at the speed of light, would I see an oscillating electromagnetic wave or photons oscillating or what?

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nuramaaji2000fh

nuramaaji2000fh

Beginner2022-07-17Added 18 answers

The speed of light is always locally constant i.e. every observer measures the speed of light at their location to be 𝑐. Therefore there cannot be an observer who sees light to be stationary. There can be no observer who moves at the speed of light.
In fact it was when Einstein realised this that he discovered special relativity.

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