Abstract
A recent experiment [1] shows evidence for strong superluminal group and energy propagation, albeit not for superluminal signal velocity, in light pulses. A few remarks are in order about its implications on the quantum theory of light.
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Petroni, N.C., Vigier, JP. Remarks on Observed Superluminal Light Propagation. Found Phys Lett 14, 395–400 (2001). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1012321402475
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