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Does light slowdown in dielectric media?
Vernon Cooray, Gerald Cooray, Farhad Rachidi +1
Observations and theoretical principles suggest that electromagnetic waves, including light, travel more slowly in dielectric media than in vacuum. Maxwell's equations, incorporati…
eess.SY2024
Physics and technology of Laser Lightning Control
Thomas Produit, Jérôme Kasparian, Farhad Rachidi +3
The recent development of high average, high peak power lasers has revived the effort of using lasers as a potential tool to influence natural lightning. Although impressive, the c…