We have the crowd. We have the star. Now it's time to put them together. Here's exactly what happens — and why — when a charged particle outruns the local speed of light in a material. Also: why it's always blue.
(This is Part 3 of a series on Cherenkov radiation — the "light boom." Read Part 1 and Part 2 first.)
We have our material — the crowd at the red carpet. We have our star particle — Brad Bradington. We have our paparazzi. Let's watch what happens.
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