scharnhorst effect

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What does scharnhorst effect mean?

A hypothetical phenomenon in which light signals travel slightly faster than lightspeed between two closely spaced conducting plates.

Where does scharnhorst effect come from?

First predicted in a 1990 paper by Klaus Scharnhorst.

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