Showing posts with label Cherenkov radiation. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Cherenkov radiation. Show all posts

Wednesday, September 28, 2022

Hyperluminal speed in real life

Cherenkov radiation

We know that the special theory of relativity states that the speed of a body with rest mass greater than zero must be less than the speed of light in a vacuum, i.e., about 300,000 km/second. However, sometimes examples are given that seem to indicate, at first glance, that this limit can be transgressed. Let's look at them: