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Superluminal waves in amplifying media

A. N. Oraevsky

P. N. Lebedev Physical Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow

Abstract: In amplifying media steady-state waves can travel faster than the speed of light in vacuum without violating the principles of special relativity. The possibility of generating superluminal waves in induced elementary particle production processes is discussed.

PACS: 42.50.Gy, 42.55.-f, 42.65.-k

Received: December 31, 1998

DOI: 10.3367/UFNr.0168.199812c.1311

 English version: Physics–Uspekhi, 1998, 41:12, 1199–1209

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