Special Relativity - Velocity of Light

For blue light, a transparent material has a relative permittivity (dielectric constant) of 2.1 and a relative permeability of 1.0. If the speed of light in vacuum is c, the phase velocity of blue light in an unbounded medium of this material is

A. √3.1 c
B. √2.1 c
C. c/√1.1
D. c/√2.1
E. c/√3.1
(GR8677 #03)
Solution:

Permittivity, ϵ = 2.1 ϵ0
Permeability, μ = μ0
Speed of light in vacuum:
The velocity of light in medium:  

Answer: D

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