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Subject: Which is the difference between front, group, signal and energy velocities?

Date: Wed Feb 17 21:43:23 1999
Posted by Jose Manuel Lara Bauche
Grade level: undergrad School: CINVESTAV
City: Mexico State/Province: No state entered. Country: Mexico
Area of science: Physics
ID: 919309403.Ph
Message:

I have been reading some papers about quantum tunneling and 
evanescent modes, in which is pointed out that some signals can
travel faster than light. This looks to violate Special 
Relativity and Relativistic Causality, but in fact, it does not!
because of the difference between front, group, and other
velocities. So, I'm puzzled. What is that difference?! And How
a single photom have different velocities?


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