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u x . u y = u y. u . (a). Side View. Top View. Star. . B. r orbit. Star. h. . . Earth. C. A. d. Sun. A. D. C. f A. f C. . f B = f D. Earth. d. r orbit. N.B. The ratio of r orbit to d is greatly exaggerated. (b). S (Earth rest frame).
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ux uy = uy u (a) Side View Top View Star B rorbit Star h Earth C A d Sun A D C fA fC fB=fD Earth d rorbit N.B. The ratio of rorbit to d is greatly exaggerated. (b) S (Earth rest frame) S (Aether rest frame) v ux f f uy u Aether “wind” rushing backwards past Earth at speed v, “carrying” light with it. Earth stationary Earth moving at speed v through aether
M2 M2 v (c2-v2)1/2 c (a) (b) Mirror M1 S (Earth rest frame) S (Aether rest frame) v c -v c M1 M1 Second glass block without silvering c + v c l2 Mirror M1 Semi-silvered surface of glass block Earth moving at speed v through aether Aether “wind” rushing backwards past Earth at speed v, “carrying” light with it. l1 Combine beams at angle fringes Rotate apparatus fringes shift if there is motion of the aether
S S v Light pulse, speed c Light pulse, still speed c v v x x O O O O
v S x O O x O O S v v Reverse the sign of v Swap the primes +v t +v t -v t v v S S x x O O O O x x O O O O S S v N.B. This intermediate stage is not equivalent to the other two
t t (x1 , t1) in S (x1 , t1) in S t1 t1 x x1 x1 x
(a) (b) t ACCESSIBLE FUTURE t t t t2 > t1 but t2< t1 x = -ct x = ct Light line ELSEWHERE ELSEWHERE x t2 t1 t1 x x t2 x KNOWABLE PAST
(a) Garage rushing back-wards to meet car Garage stationary v S S Car stationary v v Proper length Lc = Lc0 Contracted length Lc Contracted length Lg Proper length Lg = Lg0 (b) g v2/c2 x1 x2 x2-Lg0/g x2
S v B (a) (b) S frame in which A has no x-component of velocity frame in which B has no x-component of velocity u0 B m uBx = v uBy = ? uB uBy = u0 B 2m u0 m A A uAy = u0 A uA uAy = ? uAx = -v
A B A B B A B A S v BEFORE BEFORE S uA uB uA uB = 0 uB uB AFTER AFTER q q f f uA uA
p0 p p p p BEFORE AFTER Q1 P1 P2 = 0 Q2 Q3
(a) (b) l l0 u w w (w- u)t wavecrests pass the runner in time t. f0 wavecrests stretched over distance (w + u)t in time t u
Pulse emitted at time t A ur P u P ut OP - OP urDt Pulse emitted at time t+Dt O
S S Region of magnetic field v +q v v = 0 v Circular arc ? f = qv×B f = q0×B = 0 E B B