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Invisibility of Absolute Motion in Interferometric Experiments and Access to First-Order Effects

Author:

Savouret, Aime

Category:

Research Papers

Sub-Category:

Relativity Theory

Language:

English

Date Published:

April 15, 2026

File:

/Research Papers-Relativity Theory/Download/10518

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Keywords:

principle of relativity, relativistic invariance, absolute time, preferred frame, energy medium, kinematic reconstruction, time dilation, length contraction, observable, physical reality, Michelson-Morley, Fizeau, Fresnel, refractive

Abstract:

This work analyzes the undetectability of absolute motion in interferometric experiments. It shows that this absence of detection arises from the structure of observables, based on round-trip light paths that cancel directional effects at first order in v/c. In both vacuum and refractive media, propagation asymmetries exist but disappear in the final measurement. Even the Fresnel effect does not allow access to an absolute velocity, as kinematic contributions systematically cancel. Thus, relativity appears as an emergent structure linked to measurement procedures. The undetectability of absolute motion constitutes an intrinsic limitation of the experimental methods considered. This analysis leads to a shift in perspective: what is observed as invariant does not necessarily reflect a fundamental property of reality, but may result from a reconstruction mechanism that erases kinematic information. Absolute motion, if it exists, would not be absent but concealed by the symmetry of experimental protocols. This work invites a reconsideration of the relationship between measurement and reality by exploring configurations capable of breaking this compensation. It thus opens the way to a deeper question: what if physical laws express not only the structure of reality, but also the limits of its observability?

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Kenneth P Hoffman(Kapaa, US Minor Outlying Islands):

Sad the software does not allow on to make a correction, The standard online elsewhere of clicking it again will remove.

Posted: April 16, 2026 @ 12:30:02 pm

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Kenneth P Hoffman(Kapaa, US Minor Outlying Islands):

Sad the software does not allow one to make a correction, The standard online elsewhere of clicking it again will remove it. Also cannot edit my typing errors.

Posted: April 16, 2026 @ 12:33:51 pm

Steve Olah(Laguna Woods, United States):

The Great Empty Space outside of this Universe is empty and unmeasurable. You need high pressure ether for photons, and you need high pressure ether to hold atoms and molecules together. Our reference is the center of this Universe, but it is too far to make any meaningful measurements. The local ether is dragged around by the movement of celestial bodies of all sorts. So, take your pick for your reference point, if it is that important for you. To remind you, the diameter of the Milky Way Galaxy is ~80,000 light years, and it is not the largest structure in this Universe.

Posted: April 15, 2026 @ 1:37:22 pm

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Kenneth P Hoffman(Kapaa, US Minor Outlying Islands):

Meant to click dislike the comment

Posted: April 16, 2026 @ 12:23:35 pm