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Lorentzian relativity includes an upper limit on the relative speed between two objects, given by the speed of light.
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He explained the special role of the speed of light by positing that there is an absolute speed limit in the universe—a speed at which light just happens to travel when moving through empty space—and that everyone would measure
Sean M. Carroll • The Biggest Ideas in the Universe: Space, Time, and Motion
Only light, or other waves that have no intrinsic mass, can move at the speed of light.