Image: Cherenkov2
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Description: Cherenkov radiation from a charge particle nearly at the speed of light moving in a medium with index of refraction n = 1.25. Wavefronts emitted at times 0,1...5 form a shock-front cone with an opening angle α=arcsin(0.8).
Title: Cherenkov2
Credit: Own work
Author: Pieter Kuiper
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