Audio meditation CD's or MP3's - not expensive on internet. Keep CD player close to bed, reach over, start it. Concentrate on the voice and follow relaxation instructions mindlesly - works for me!
You are probably right. I will however also look at it until I am satisfied. I think I should rather do it in my own space and time, and once I am equipped to learn more from or contribute to the discussion I will return.
Thanks for all the input, everyone.
This calculation of mine is probably nonsense. I will redo it. The point is (and I ask you to check this out) - a substantial 'aether speed' would be needed to cause an asynchronous beam detection, but a REALLY SMALL mechanical deviation will do the same.
The way I understand it the 8km/h would be 'calculated' back form the infringement pattern. For me that could also mean that one of the mirrors have moved 670nm*8/30.
I am not well versed enough at physics (at this stage) to understand the papers.
We are making a distinction her between two concepts
i) The speed of light through a vacuum is constant.
ii) The speed of light is constant relative to an observer regardless of the motion of the observer's...
Yes, the formulae do agree with what you are saying. I am a slow mover - I will only use any STR derived formulaes once I am convinced that the theory is sound.
Question: The 'ether' for which the MM device was actually designed. I would suppose the ether was up to some point in history used by some scientist to explain how light could 'move' through space? Why would the relative movement of the light through the ether be met by any restriction? I would...
The basis of the theory has to be verified otherwise it is useless. It is like division with zero - all that follows after that is worth nothing. I will look into the other experimental verifications.
I apologize for my own 'unverified' speculations.
My calculations show that same length arms does not necessarily mean that the same wave front arrives at the same time. I set up formulaes to calculate the time it takes to meet the 'moving target' in the direction of the motion , then come back and also formulaes to calculate the time it takes...
I am referring to Lorentz contraction without the STR part in it, Remember - without the result from MM that implies that light has a constant relative velocity to the observer regardless of the motion of the observers's inertial system we have NO STR
Jesse
Yes, I understand the Lorentz contraction. I think it is a much more useful theory and the possible reasons for this contractions should be investigated by serious scientists.
It is just difficult for me to understand that the results from the MM machine could have been used to...
I have now done the calculations for the experimental setup as was done in the MM experiment. As I understand it, a phase shift would cause the interference pattern i.e the two light beams arriving at different times back at the eyepiece . As I have it, yellow light was used with a wavelength of...
You are right - theory cannot be wrong - only less useful.
I am sincerely worried that us scientists are taking some values for granted without making sure that they were actually tested. I have studied the Focault and Fizaut technique, as well as the improved Michelson version and I think...