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Originally Posted by Zuts
I dont believe this applies to radio waves in the same way so i would say radio waves in the atmosphere are faster than light waves.
Cheers
Paul
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Thanks for the response Paul.
You are right that the refractive index is different in different mediums but the question stated that the two (visiable light and radio waves, which are just light at a different energy level) are in the same medium.
The wiki you linked quoted this:
"The speed of light is of fundamental importance in physics. It is the speed of not just light, but of all
electromagnetic radiation, as well as
gravitational waves and anything having zero
rest mass."
Radio waves are just another part of the Electromagnetic Spectrum and so have the same speed in the same medium. Me thinks.
The wiki doesn't directly address the issue.
I think I need some direct facts on the matter.
You know, so I can sleep at night.
