which is greater phase velocity or particle velocity ?

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which is greater phase velocity or particle velocity ?

shreya jayant 12th Dec, 2019

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Khushi 12th Dec, 2019

hello,shreya!!

phase velocity is always greater than particle velocity,phase velocity equals c^2/frequency,so it eventually becomes greater than speed of light ,and when it comes to particle velocity it is usually of electron or proton which is definitely lesser than speed of light.

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