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 <r.j.ander...@btinternet.com> 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" <hveeder...@gmail.com> > To: vortex-l@eskimo.com > 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 > > >
