the electromagnetic shock-wave due to a charged particle traveling through a medium faster than the speed of light in that medium.
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What happens if light/particles exceeded the speed of light for a particular medium
While the speed of light in vacuum is a universal constant (c), the speed at which light propagates in other materials/mediums may be less than c. This is obviously suggested by the fact that ...
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Mass of particle near light speed in a medium
I am trying to get a common understanding from these two previous questions:
Why does the mass of an object increase when its speed approaches that of light?
What happens if light/particles exceeded ...
