Can a Body Exceed 3/4 Speed of Light in Water?

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A body can exceed 3/4 the speed of light in water, particularly weakly interacting particles like neutrinos, which remain largely unaffected by their environment. This phenomenon leads to the emission of Cherenkov radiation, similar to a sonic boom for sound. Cherenkov radiation occurs at a specific angle relative to the particle's trajectory. The discussion highlights the unique behavior of particles traveling at relativistic speeds in a medium. Understanding these effects is crucial in fields like particle physics and astrophysics.
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Can a body exceed 3/4 the speed of light in water.
 
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Weakly interacting particles, with no charge, like the neutrinos, will (almost) not be affected by water or any other environment.
Such particles will maintain their existing velocity, close to the speed of light in the neutrinos case.
 
then will a phenomenon like sonic boom would occur?
 
Cherenkov effect is analogous to sonic boom for sound.
 
Yes, there would be Cherenkov radiation radiating at a certain angle to the trajectory of the particle.
 

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