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Michelson-Morley Experiment and the Theory of Special Relativity

Author:

Abdullahi, Musa Daji

Category:

Research Papers

Sub-Category:

Mechanics / Electrodynamics

Language:

English

Date Published:

September 24, 2025

File:

/Research Papers-Mechanics / Electrodynamics/Download/10314

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Keywords:

: Fringe Shift, Interferometer, Length, Light, Mirror, Plate, Reflection, Refraction, Time, Velocity, Wavelength

Abstract:

The paper considers Michelson-Morley experiment where light from a source was transmitted and reflected in two perpendicular arms of same length L, moving with velocity v. Using an interferometer, no difference was detected in the times taken for the transmitted and reflected rays to cover the length 2L in the longitudinal and transverse directions. The theory of special relativity explained the null result through conceptions of length contraction, by sqrt(1 – v^2/c^2) in the longitudinal arm, and time dilation in the transverse arm, by Lorentz factor 1/{sqrt(1 – v^2/c^2)}, where c is the speed of light in a vacuum. This makes the times taken, for the round trips of length 2L, in both arms, to be equal as 2L/c{sqrt(1 – v^2/c^2)}. This paper argues that with no relative motion between the apparatus and the observer, result of the experiment should always be a null.

Comments

Mohammad Shafiq Khan(Srinagar, India):

The Michelson -Morley Experiment is described in the paper Michelson -Morley Experiment A Misconceived and Misinterpreted Experiment' wherein the existence of aether has been confirmed. My other papers show that Theory of Relativity is absolutely baseless with experimental evidence especially Experimental and Theoretical Evidence of Fallacy of Space-time Concept and Actual State of Existence of Physical Universe. All the papers are available in my profile on General Science Journal.

Posted: September 25, 2025 @ 1:58:55 am

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Steve Olah(Laguna Woods, United States):

Michelson, Morley and all the other "theoretical scientists" with the exception of Fatio did not know what they were doing. Ether is not moving in any horizontal direction. It is moving towards the center of any mass, be it the Sun, Earth, Moon, or a Black Hole.
At the Sun's surface the Ether speed is 10.8 km/s. At our Earth it is almost 400 m/s. This happens when Theoretical Scientists work on Physical Problems. They have no clue. Cheers.

Posted: September 24, 2025 @ 6:17:45 pm

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