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Graphical Exposition of the Michelson Morley Experiment:
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yes/no?
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angle f:
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angle f:
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The angle f is the imaginary angle of the mirror after
taking
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into account the aberration and the
Lorentz contraction
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L is the length of a side of the beam splitter
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ct is the virtual length of the upper side of the beam splitter
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after accounting for aberration and Lorentz contraction
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Adapted from Fig. 3 of Ives 1937 paper.
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If the Lorentz contraction is =1, then the angles of the beams
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reaching the detector do not match. (LC yes/no = 0)
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This is clear at 0.5C where the angle difference is large.
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Without the Lorentz contraction, the beams diverge.
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When LC yes/no is =1, then the Lorentz contraction is added
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and the angle match at 30 and 60 degrees.
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Click "update" below after entering a new parameter for the change to
take effect.
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D. Marett 2013
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