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closeanisotropy of light
Posted by tajnaa on 25 Mar 2015 at 10:10 GMT
The Eq.(3) shows, that for low velocities the velocity transformation for photon is U = c + v, where v is velocity of the reference frame, where photon has U=dX/dT as velocity. How this anisotropy of light was missed in Michelson–Morley experiment?
RE: anisotropy of light
ekipreos replied to tajnaa on 26 Mar 2015 at 00:27 GMT
As cited on page 3, it has been shown by others that the two-way speed of light for ALT is c. The Michelson-Morley experiment tests the two-way speed of light, length contraction, and time dilation. Therefore, because ALT has the two-way speed of light as c and the same length contraction and time dilation values as SR, it also predicts a null result in the Michelson-Morley experiment.
RE: RE: anisotropy of light
ekipreos replied to ekipreos on 31 Mar 2015 at 04:02 GMT
Just to clarify my previous post. While the two-way speed of light being c for ALT depends on both length contraction and time dilation, a null result in the Michelson-Morley experiment only requires length contraction. The Kennedy-Thorndike experiment tests for both length contraction and time dilation, and ALT also predicts a null result in this experiment.