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minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish7•2 months agoA laser strong enough to be used as a weapon will probably not leave a lot of medium on its path. But the front-most part will still travel at less than c. It will just speed-up after a while.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish1•2 months agoI’m curious. What happens to the medium? Does it simply get pushed aside? Or pushed along? Or will it eat up some energy and react to something else?
minus-squareTlaloc_TemporallinkfedilinkEnglish6•2 months agoMuch like lightning, a powerful enough laser will ionize the air. That ionized air is hot and rises, just like the ionized gasses from combustion. A powerful laser will look like a beam of fire.
A laser strong enough to be used as a weapon will probably not leave a lot of medium on its path.
But the front-most part will still travel at less than c. It will just speed-up after a while.
I’m curious. What happens to the medium? Does it simply get pushed aside? Or pushed along? Or will it eat up some energy and react to something else?
Much like lightning, a powerful enough laser will ionize the air. That ionized air is hot and rises, just like the ionized gasses from combustion.
A powerful laser will look like a beam of fire.