Michelson interferometer null may confirm transverse Doppler Effect
Optics
2014-06-10 v2
Abstract
We analyze fringe formation within Michelson-like experiments as viewed by relativistic inertial observers. Our analysis differs from previous work because we include optical misalignment of the beamsplitter of the interferometer due to the anamorphic geometry of relativistic Lorentz contraction. We conclude that inertial frame equivalence of Michelson-like experiments provide verification of the transverse Doppler Effect and exclude any model incorporating the relativistic Lorentz contraction effect.
Cite
@article{arxiv.1402.4781,
title = {Michelson interferometer null may confirm transverse Doppler Effect},
author = {Robert A. Woodruff},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1402.4781},
year = {2014}
}
Comments
This paper has been withdrawn by the author due to the need for a major revision. The physical significance of anamorphic distortion in Section D requires further study, but it does not support the conclusions of the current paper