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to: Geo
from: Tim Boyer
date: 2005-08-21 11:29:50
subject: Re: Faster than light...

From: Tim Boyer 

On Sun, 21 Aug 2005 09:31:33 -0400, "Geo"  wrote:

>"Rich Gauszka"  wrote in message
>news:4307706d$1{at}w3.nls.net...
>
>> By tweaking the relationship between phase velocities, it's possible to
>> adjust the group velocity and create the illusion that parts of the pulse
>> are traveling faster than the speed of light.
>
>If this can be used to transfer data, then it really is traveling faster
>than light.
>
>Geo.
>

But it can't.

George, it's _easy_ to make something go much faster than light.  The hard
part is the information.

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tim boyer
tim{at}denmantire.com

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