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... Einstein was fond of performing imaginary experiments in his head -Gedankenexperimenten in German - because the resultant laboratory was larger than anything he could fit into the patent office and better equipped than even today's funding agencies could afford. Unfortunately, the laboratory of the ...
... Einstein was fond of performing imaginary experiments in his head -Gedankenexperimenten in German - because the resultant laboratory was larger than anything he could fit into the patent office and better equipped than even today's funding agencies could afford. Unfortunately, the laboratory of the ...
Reviewing the physics Some leftover philosophy
... Something is frustrating: we have all sorts of experiments that fit a theory that says that Maxwell's equations only work in a special frame- but somehow we can't quite measure our motion with respect to that frame, and can’t even tell if we’re at rest in that frame. • Even worse, there was a major ...
... Something is frustrating: we have all sorts of experiments that fit a theory that says that Maxwell's equations only work in a special frame- but somehow we can't quite measure our motion with respect to that frame, and can’t even tell if we’re at rest in that frame. • Even worse, there was a major ...
Physics 121 Homework #8
... is the hyperfine line from Andromeda detected on Earth? (b) One of the receivers on the Arecibo Radio Telescope can detect radio waves between 1150 MHz and 1730 MHz. If this receiver is used to detect the hyperfine line in distant galaxies, what is the fastest-moving galaxy going (i) away from us, a ...
... is the hyperfine line from Andromeda detected on Earth? (b) One of the receivers on the Arecibo Radio Telescope can detect radio waves between 1150 MHz and 1730 MHz. If this receiver is used to detect the hyperfine line in distant galaxies, what is the fastest-moving galaxy going (i) away from us, a ...
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... e-mail: [email protected] The aberration of light was discovered by James Bradley in 1725. It is caused by the finite speed of light versus the orbital speed of the earth. This combination causes us to see the star or the sun in a retarded position. Many scientists conclude that the speed of ...
... e-mail: [email protected] The aberration of light was discovered by James Bradley in 1725. It is caused by the finite speed of light versus the orbital speed of the earth. This combination causes us to see the star or the sun in a retarded position. Many scientists conclude that the speed of ...
Stellar parallax-aberration is geocentric
... The source, sink, and vortex strengths can be selected so that the geocentric coefficients give the same numerical value as the Copernican. In the geocentric model there is a single deflection dependent upon how the space intervening between the earth and the star transmit the starlight. And since t ...
... The source, sink, and vortex strengths can be selected so that the geocentric coefficients give the same numerical value as the Copernican. In the geocentric model there is a single deflection dependent upon how the space intervening between the earth and the star transmit the starlight. And since t ...
• Cassini set out to measure the distance of the Solar system. Recall
... • It important to realize that wether I choose to measure the electron velocity relative to earth or sun is, for many practical purpose, irrelevant, since the magnetic force is small, and the % difference in the electron speed as measured by eath and sun is also ...
... • It important to realize that wether I choose to measure the electron velocity relative to earth or sun is, for many practical purpose, irrelevant, since the magnetic force is small, and the % difference in the electron speed as measured by eath and sun is also ...
Example: relativistic snake Solution: Boy is right What is the distance
... I want to fly to a distant star that is 200 light-years away. a) If I fly REALLY close to the speed of light, not only can I make it there, but noone on Earth will notice that I was gone b) When I come back from my trip I will not know anyone No matter how fast I fly, more than 200 years will go by ...
... I want to fly to a distant star that is 200 light-years away. a) If I fly REALLY close to the speed of light, not only can I make it there, but noone on Earth will notice that I was gone b) When I come back from my trip I will not know anyone No matter how fast I fly, more than 200 years will go by ...
Stellar aberration
... for predicting phenomena associated with relative positions of central and planetary bodies. However, they cannot give correct results if used to determine real parameters of the macro bodies or their paths. All cosmic bodies, except stable galaxies, have translational motions in space [1]. Currentl ...
... for predicting phenomena associated with relative positions of central and planetary bodies. However, they cannot give correct results if used to determine real parameters of the macro bodies or their paths. All cosmic bodies, except stable galaxies, have translational motions in space [1]. Currentl ...
Special Relativity:
... motion of the Earth about the sun by studying the speed of light from a distant star as the Earth went towards it and perpendicular to it as it orbited. (image from scienceworld.wolfram.com) ...
... motion of the Earth about the sun by studying the speed of light from a distant star as the Earth went towards it and perpendicular to it as it orbited. (image from scienceworld.wolfram.com) ...
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... observer's meridian) and hour angle (RA difference between an object and the sidereal time). ...
... observer's meridian) and hour angle (RA difference between an object and the sidereal time). ...
Aberration of light
The aberration of light (also referred to as astronomical aberration or stellar aberration) is an astronomical phenomenon which produces an apparent motion of celestial objects about their locations dependent on the velocity of the observer. Aberration causes objects to appear to be angled or tilted towards the direction of motion of the observer compared to when the observer is stationary. The change in angle is typically very small, on the order of v/c where c is the speed of light and v the velocity of the observer. In the case of ""stellar"" or ""annual"" aberration, the apparent position of a star to an observer on Earth varies periodically over the course of a year as the Earth's velocity changes as it revolves around the Sun, by a maximum angle of approximately 20 arcseconds in right ascension or declination.Aberration is historically significant because of its role in the development of the theories of light, electromagnetism and, ultimately, the theory of special relativity. It was first observed in the late 1600s by astronomers searching for stellar parallax in order to confirm the heliocentric model of the Solar System, much to their surprise. In 1729, James Bradley provided a classical explanation for it in terms of the finite speed of light relative to the motion of the Earth in its orbit around the Sun, which he used to make one of the earliest measurements of the speed of light. However, Bradley's theory was incompatible with 19th century theories of light, and aberration became a major motivation for the aether drag theories of Augustin Fresnel (in 1818) and G. G. Stokes (in 1845), and for Hendrick Lorentz' aether theory of electromagnetism in 1892. The aberration of light, together with Lorentz' elaboration of Maxwell's electrodynamics, the moving magnet and conductor problem, the negative aether drift experiments, as well as the Fizeau experiment, led Albert Einstein to develop the theory of special relativity in 1905, which provided a conclusive explanation for the aberration phenomenon.The term 'aberration' has historically been used to refer to a number of related phenomena concerning the propagation of light in moving bodies. Aberration should not be confused with stellar parallax. The latter is caused by a change in the position of the observer looking at a relatively nearby object (theoretically, at any object outside the Solar System); the former is related to light-time correction and relativistic beaming, although it is often considered separately from these effects.The term aberration may also be used to refer to unrelated phenomena in optical systems — optical aberration.