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Cherenkov Radiation by Coban

Coban
Coban
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10th Feb 2013
24th Aug 2013
Cherenkov Radiation
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Comments

  • MajesticPhysics
    MajesticPhysics     3rd Apr 2018
    This is the type of saves I like. Also, w h o o s h .
  • d4zk1tty
    d4zk1tty     16th Feb 2013
    FINALY!!! a front page save about nuclear science!
  • JusticeFighter
    JusticeFighter     16th Feb 2013
    before remove: Cherenkov Radiation after remove: Fukushima Radiation (no offence to the japanese with their lovely fish) I like science. WOOSH.
  • Potbelly
    Potbelly     15th Feb 2013
    Remove the NSCN 4 teh lulz. By the way, I love science. not that anyone cares but i decided to do something useless today.
  • therocketeer
    therocketeer     15th Feb 2013
    No, photons do not have mass, but they do have momentum. The proper, general equation to use is E^2 = m^2c^4 + p^2c^2 So in the case of a photon, m=0 so E = pc or p = E/c
  • Foxer360
    Foxer360     15th Feb 2013
    Astro, photons don't really have mass, because when objects collide, the photons push off of eachother. It is the nuclear forces that cause collisions, as well as electron collisions.
  • astro-nomical
    astro-nomical     15th Feb 2013
    well, photons do have mass, otherwise the solar sail wouldn't work
  • JusticeFighter
    JusticeFighter     15th Feb 2013
    @astro-nomical its in vacuum I had the thought that bcause of the high speed and quantum fluctuations it could be possible that light actually gets some mass by chance and then time dilation kicks in and you have light at infinite speeds ^^
  • beskus
    beskus     15th Feb 2013
    cherenkov radiation is formed in water, and gives a blue glow I thought?
  • C130_
    C130_     15th Feb 2013
    e-man, look at the comments below...