Relativistic aberration of light as a corollary of the relativity of simultaneity
| Autor: | Aleksandar Gjurchinovski |
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| Rok vydání: | 2006 |
| Předmět: |
Physics
Simultaneity Lorentz transformation Astrophysics (astro-ph) Classical Physics (physics.class-ph) FOS: Physical sciences General Physics and Astronomy Light wave Physics - Classical Physics Astrophysics Observer (physics) Relativity of simultaneity symbols.namesake Corollary Classical mechanics symbols Relativistic aberration Relativistic quantum chemistry Optics (physics.optics) Physics - Optics |
| Zdroj: | European Journal of Physics. 27:703-708 |
| ISSN: | 1361-6404 0143-0807 |
| DOI: | 10.1088/0143-0807/27/4/002 |
| Popis: | A new derivation of the relativistic aberration formula for a plane-polarized light wave is presented that does not require any use of the Lorentz transformation. The method is based on a modification of the Huygens-Fresnel principle to include the relativistic effects introduced by the relative motion between the observer and the emitter. The derivation clearly shows that the aberration formula is a direct consequence of the relative simultaneity. 10 pages, 4 figures, LATEX, a thorough revision of the first part of the older version; the second part that deals with aberration of a beam will be completely revised and published as a separate paper |
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