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EM In Media Is Actually Secondary Wave Generated By Media Atoms.

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Posted by Alexander on October 23, 2001 23:08:50 UTC

Actually electrons. Because it takes time for electrons to respond (their mass is not zero), then secondary wave is rerariated/ reabsorbed/ reradiated, etc... with some delay - thus making "progress" of wave front via media slower than in vacuum.

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