Can We Travel Faster Than Light? | Understanding the Misconceptions of Science
1,937This video is episode 21 from the series "Understanding the Misconceptions of Science"
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In this video, Professor Lincoln explains the various ways in which talking about the speed of light can lead to a misunderstanding of whether or not particles can travel faster than light. Learn why it’s more accurate to say objects cannot move through space faster than light—but space itself can.
00:00 Measuring the Speed of Light
05:30 Index of Refraction
09:10 Why Light Moves More Slowly in Material Than a Vacuum
10:57 Dispelling a Myth in Quantum Physics
13:39 Discovering the Cherenkov Effect
17:46 How Is Cherenkov Radiation Made?
20:10 What Moves Faster than Light in a Vacuum
24:49 Is the Universe Expanding at the Speed of Light?
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