Nonequivalence of ether theories and special relativity. Comment on recent interpretation of Lorentz' ether theory

1988 ◽  
Vol 1 (4) ◽  
pp. 373-385 ◽  
Author(s):  
Giafranco Spavieri
Keyword(s):  
Special Relativity ◽  
Ether Theory ◽  
Recent Interpretation ◽  
Ether Theories

Space-time Transformations in Ether Theories

1991 ◽  
Vol 46 (5) ◽  
pp. 419-425 ◽  
Author(s):  
F. Selleri
Keyword(s):  
Special Relativity ◽  
Relativity Theory ◽  
Absolute Velocity ◽  
Ether Theory ◽  
Velocity Of Light ◽  
Principle Of Relativity ◽  
Inertial Frames ◽  
Special Relativity Theory ◽  
Time Transformations ◽  
Ether Theories

AbstractBy assuming the validity of the principle of inertia and the existence of a privileged frame, the transformation laws (TL) between inertial frames are investigated in ether theories. For onedimensional space the TL's are fixed up to two undetermined functions of absolute velocity, Δ (v) and E(v). If the principle of relativity is finally assumed, these functions acquire their well known Lorentzian expressions ΔL and EL. It is concluded that special relativity theory is "unstable", in the sense that any shift, however small, of Δ away from ΔL and/or of E away from EL leads to an ether theory. In Earth-based experiments one can expect deviations from c of the two-way and one-way velocity of light of the order of 10-12 and 10 -9 respectively

Covariant Ether Theories and Special Relativity

2003 ◽  
Vol 67 (5) ◽  
pp. 381-387 ◽  
Author(s):  
A L Kholmetskii
Keyword(s):  
Special Relativity ◽  
Ether Theories

Nonequivalence of ether theories and special relativity

1986 ◽  
Vol 34 (3) ◽  
pp. 1708-1713 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gianfranco Spavieri
Keyword(s):  
Special Relativity ◽  
Ether Theories

scholarly journals Consistency of the Ether Theory with the Time Concept, the Mass Concept and the Special Relativity

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (4) ◽  
pp. 1
Author(s):  
David Zareski
Keyword(s):  
Phase Velocity ◽  
Special Relativity ◽  
Group Velocity ◽  
Particle Velocity ◽  
Moving Vehicle ◽  
Volumetric Density ◽  
Ether Theory ◽  
Fixed Distance

We demonstrate that it is by considering the existence of an “ether” that one can define the notions of time, velocity and mass, and prove that Einstein’s second principle implies the existence of this ether since the light propagates independently of its emitter velocity. Then, that the particle velocity is a group velocity different from the phase velocity when the particle is massive. One interprets then the Morley-Michelson experiment in the frame of the ether. Let be L0  a fixed distance between two points immobile in a long vehicle in the ether, and let a photon that, when this vehicle is immobile relatively to the ether, travels the distance L0  in this vehicle. An observer immobile in the immobile vehicle sees that the distance traveled by the photon is also L0 . But, if the vehicle moves, e.g., at the velocity V  relatively to the ether, and the photon at the velocity c  also relatively to the ether, then an observer immobile in the moving vehicle will find that the distance traveled by this photon is not L0  but is L(V)  defined by L(V)=L(0)1-V/c2 ). We prove then that L(V)  is not the new dimension of the vehicle, but is simply the distance travelled by the photon in this vehicle. That is, as demonstrated in our previous publications: the ether volumetric density is constant.

Experiment for Discrimination between Special Relativity Theory and Covariant Ether Theories

2011 ◽  
Vol 221 ◽  
pp. 386
Author(s):  
W. Potzel ◽  
A.L. Kholmetskii ◽  
U. van Bürck ◽  
R. Röhlsberger ◽  
E. Gerdau
Keyword(s):  
Special Relativity ◽  
Relativity Theory ◽  
Special Relativity Theory ◽  
Ether Theories
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