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minus-squareKubeRoot@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·7 days agoI dunno about xrays, but it is true that light slows down in media and that particles can move faster than light in that medium, that’s where Cherenkov radiation comes from! (Though I’m not sure if that also just slows down the particles or what)
minus-squareValmond@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·7 days agoFascinating, thanks for the info!
I dunno about xrays, but it is true that light slows down in media and that particles can move faster than light in that medium, that’s where Cherenkov radiation comes from! (Though I’m not sure if that also just slows down the particles or what)
Fascinating, thanks for the info!