The Scharnhorst effect—a photon flying across a gap between large conducting plates parallel to each other has a speed slightly higher than the speed of light in vacuum because of the polarization of the system—is qualitatively considered.
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This work was supported by the Russian Foundation for Basic Research (project no. 20-52-05012), by the Armenian Science Committee (grant no. 20RF-171), by the Armenian National Foundation for Science and Education (grant no. PS-5701), and by the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation (project no. FSMG-2021-0005).
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Ishkhanyan, A.M., Krainov, V.P. Qualitative Consideration of the Scharnhorst Effect. Jetp Lett. 115, 368–370 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1134/S0021364022100186
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