Date: Sun, 18 Jun 2000 20:12:58 +0200 (MET DST)
From: Arun-Kumar Tripathi <tripathi-AT-statistik.uni-dortmund.de>
Subject: Re: Scientists break speed of light


Greetings All,

Well, I alreyd read the below news elsewhere --but I will wait for more
solid findings and results. Anyway, this is a great news, in exploring the
speed of light! 

On Mon, 19 Jun 2000, JF Koh wrote:
> SCIENTISTS claim they have broken the ultimate speed barrier: the speed of
> light.
> In research carried out in the United States, particle physicists have shown
> that light pulses can be accelerated to up to 300 times their normal
> velocity of 186,000 miles per second.
> 
> The implications, like the speed, are mind-boggling. On one interpretation
> it means that light will arrive at its destination almost before it has
> started its journey. In effect, it is leaping forward in time.

BUT, light is a particle and a wave, as well. Light has photons. What is
the speed of photons?

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Sincerely
Arun Tripathi



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