12 Dec
2001
12 Dec
'01
4:02 p.m.
On Wed, 12 Dec 2001, Feldman, Robert wrote:
If the speed of an electron in a wire is equal to the
speed of light (IIRC,
it's slower than light), then an electron will travel about 11.80 inches in
one nanosecond, which is the point Hooper was trying to illustrate.
I was always of the impression that the electrons themselves move slower,
but the propogation of waves in the magnetic field of a stream of moving
electrons was 2/3 the speed of light (roughly)?
Peace... Sridhar