Now I am thinking it not necessary for matter to spontaneously lean into the aether wind. The angle that needs to change is the optical value of normality (perpendicularity) to a mirror. The optical normal sets the angle incidence equal to the angle of reflection, but if the optical normal is altered by motion through the aether this will alter the angle of incidence and angle of reflection.
Harry On Fri, Dec 11, 2020 at 12:13 PM H LV <[email protected]> wrote: > If matter spontaneously leaned into the aether wind then stellar > aberration would not arise. > > harry > > On Fri, Dec 11, 2020 at 12:09 PM H LV <[email protected]> wrote: > >> I just realized that I am just making use of the well known phenomena of >> stellar aberration...so leaning into the aether wind >> can`t explain the MM experiment. >> >> Harry >> >> >> On Tue, Dec 8, 2020 at 5:20 PM ROGER ANDERTON < >> [email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Well one of the things that has confused me when taught relativity is- >>> if have length contraction of an object in one direction and not >>> perpendicular to that direction; then surely its getting denser along the >>> contracted length and then increase gravitational force in the >>> perpendicular direction; so should cause contraction in that direction also >>> (?) But gravitational effect seems to be ignored. >>> >>> >>> >>> ------ Original Message ------ >>> From: "H LV" <[email protected]> >>> To: [email protected] >>> Sent: Tuesday, 8 Dec, 20 At 21:06 >>> Subject: [Vo]:Buster Keaton and the Michelson Morley experiment >>> >>> Can Buster Keaton explain the Michelson Morley experiment? ;-) >>> >>> >>> https://drive.google.com/file/d/14S0qNLyghHNzB4Sp7Rg-6s8yXypz7mBz/view?usp=sharing >>> >>> Instead of length contraction in the direction of the aether wind, >>> suppose the perpendicular leg of the MM apparatus leans into the aether >>> wind instead. >>> >>> The right amount of lean could have the effect of lengthening the travel >>> time on the nominally perpendicular leg so that no fringe shift is produced. >>> >>> Harry >>> >>> >>>
