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May 23, 2008

FTL?

— srikanth @ 11:43 pm, GMT -0700 ( 1211611406 )

What is the name of this sci-fi-ish effect that occurs in some conditions, especially in nuclear reactors?

The effect is named after this chap:

Cracked by: varuns88 , akhi , udupendra , alahk_niranjan , Goyal , yaksha , priyananda and Prasad.

Answer: Cherenkov Radiation.

Happens when a particle travels through a medium faster than the speed of light in that medium (it’s only the speed of light in a vacuum that’s an unbeatable upper limit)

8 Responses to “FTL?”

  1. varuns88 Says:

    Cherenkov Radiation

    varuns88
  2. akhi Says:

    Cherenkov radiation.

    akhi
  3. udupendra Says:

    Cherenkov radiation - easy if you know.

    udupendra
  4. alahk_niranjan Says:

    it is cherenkov effect

    the man is Pavel Alekseyevich Cherenkov

  5. Goyal Says:

    Cherenkov Effect

  6. yaksha Says:

    Pavel Alekseyevich Cherenkov
    blue glow effect popular as
    Čerenkov radiation

    yaksha
  7. priyananda Says:

    Cerenkov Radiation named after Pavel Cerenkov

  8. Prasad Says:

    Cherenkov Effect named after Pavel Alekseyevich Cherenkov.

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