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In article <1gq9h0INN7ld@bigboote.WPI.EDU>, gandalf@wpi.WPI.EDU (James Michael Sambrook) writes:
> 			
> to that of the speed of light in the medium of the core (assume it to be air:
> c about= 3E+8 m/s)  As the electrons pass through the boundary of the core, and
> enter the moderator (assume water) the electrons are moving FASTER THAN THE
> SPEED OF LIGHT IN WATER!  This is allowed, believe it or not, and the result is
> a really nice blue glow around the core.
>

I have difficulty believing it. Since electrons have non-zero
rest mass, their motion in any medium at the speed of light 
should (may) produce enough heat to locally ionize the medium.
Wouldnt the electrons be lost in recombination ? The other
thing that is puzzling me is: how does one measure the speed
of something that is travelling faster than light ?


> sound in a diamond (which is the most incompressible substance I
> know of...), 

You mean most incompressible after black holes :-)

> Until next time...
> 
> *              James Michael Sambrook, Aerospace AND Nuclear Engineer         *
> *                  "Are you nuts?"           "Nope, just insane!"             *

RKP