Physicists observe light whirlpools traveling faster than the light waves that create them
Physicists from Ido Kaminer's group at the Technion in Israel have observed that whirlpools in light (optical vortices) travel faster than the light wave that forms them. The measurements were made using a custom-modified high-speed electron microscope with quadrillionth-of-a-second resolution. The findings do not contradict Einstein's theory of relativity, as the ultraspeed vortices are part of the wave geometry.
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Einstein's theory of relativity states that nothing can travel faster than the speed of light.
Physicists from Ido Kaminer's group at the Technion in Israel have now observed that whirlpools in light travel faster than the light wave that forms them within.
The findings do not negate the theory of relativity, since the ultraspeed vortices are part of the wave geometry.
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