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Technically electrons barely move at all (on clock-cycle timescales); it's the electric field that moves at ~2/3 speed of light. Compare eg, wind speed (particl
by a1369209993 6y ago
Technically electrons barely move at all (on clock-cycle timescales); it's the electric field that moves at ~2/3 speed of light. Compare eg, wind speed (particles) versus the speed of sound (field).
- Dylan16807 6y ago> Technically electrons barely move at all (on clock-cycle timescales); it's the electric field that moves at ~2/3 speed of light. Yes. > Compare eg, wind speed (particles) versus the speed of sound (field). Huh? The speed of particles in the air is even faster than the speed of sound.
- ohazi 6y agoAggregate wind speed, as in "5 knots southeasterly" vs. the speed of sound in that vicinity, which would still be ~340 m/s