Does the operation of a cylindrical microwave cavity resonator as described here, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microwave_cavity, depend on the speed of light being isotropic along the cylinder axis?
From Dr. Lisle's paper, linked by Grinkle:
"Under ASC, the speed of light as a function of direction relative to the observer (θ) is given by cθ = c/(1-cos(θ)), where θ = 0 indicates the direction directly toward the observer."
Perhaps this is more than a convention? And it explains my...
@Grinkle That's the paper I'm referring to. Everything I've read, including what Ibix said about generating the same predictions, make it a valid, if cumbersome convention. Hopefully the differences in the concepts of velocity shed some light.
Actually, I'm interested in disproving the "Anisotropic Synchrony Convention" proposed by Dr. Jason Lisle. According to that convention, the speed of light is infinite towards the observer, and c/2 for light traveling away from the observer. Since all of the detectors are observers, according...
Drive two 15m long optical fibers extended in opposite directions with a 1GHz pulse generator. The recievers at the end of each fiber are now syncronised sources of 1GHz pulses. Connect them to pulse counters, one of which provides a signal whenever a pulse train is present.
Connect this...
Perhaps the attached derivation of the Lorentz transformations is what derz had in mind. After reading this thread, I realized it is probably original. I'm curious if the mapping of the wavefronts from a stationary and moving source to one point by the constants k and 1/k implies anything...