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Gravitational Deflexion of an Electromagnetic Wave

Nature volume 209, pages 492–493 (1966)Cite this article

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IT is well known1 that the velocity of propagation of an electromagnetic signal is governed by the boundary conditions imposed by the guiding structure, the type of modulation and the characteristics of the detector. It is possible that the velocity associated with an unmodulated transverse electromagnetic wave in free space may not be unique.

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  1. Department of Electrical Engineering, University College, London

    L. M. STEPHENSON

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STEPHENSON, L. Gravitational Deflexion of an Electromagnetic Wave. Nature 209, 492–493 (1966). https://doi.org/10.1038/209492a0

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