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View SchemaComment on "Observation of Superluminal Behaviors in Wave Propagation"
| Authors | Murray Peshkin |
|---|---|
| Categories | |
| ArXiv ID | physics/0006034 |
| URL | https://arxiv.org/abs/physics/0006034 |
Abstract
Mugnai et al. have reported an experiment in which microwave packets appear to travel in air with a speed substantially greater than c. They calculate the group velocity of their packets and find that it agrees with their experimental result. That calculation is incorrect. A correct calculation gives a group velocity less than c. The reported experimental result cannot be reconciled with the Maxwell equations.
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"title": "Comment on \"Observation of Superluminal Behaviors in Wave Propagation\"",
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