Author:
Dambi, Filip
Category:
Research Papers
Sub-Category:
Mechanics / Electrodynamics
Language:
English
Date Published:
April 7, 2026
Downloads:
19
Keywords:
kinematics of light; ballistic law; emission of light; propagation of light; reflection of light; speed of light; observation of light
Abstract:
The derivation of the light paths in interferometry involves the phenomena of the light at emission, propagation, and reflection. These phenomena are present in the Michelson interferometer with a particular geometry, as understood and explained by the kinematics of balls and light. The Michelson interferometer is at rest in Earth’s inertial frame, which travels at a velocity v in the frame at absolute rest. The light from a source is split into a transmitted beam and a reflected beam. The derivation of the light paths of the transmitted and reflected waves illustrates, in the frame at absolute rest, each step in the emission, propagation, and reflection of both waves. This detailed derivation shows how the phenomena of emission, propagation, and reflection of light occur in the background of the frame at absolute rest, yielding simple wave paths in the inertial frame that are identical to those in the frame at absolute rest, where the interferometers are at rest.
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