David Jonsson wrote: > What about Fizeaus theory. THe actual case can be anything like > emptiness, and then Einsten fits, and any combination of flows in > different directions, and then Fizeau fits. Is there any problems in > just combining he two?
Why would you do that? SR fits in all cases, with and without a medium. Fizeau's partial dragging equations fit in particular cases; but IIRC the only aether theory which doesn't assume length contraction and which predicts the correct answer in the case of the Sagnac experiment is the theory which assumes full dragging. And that fails in the Michelson Morley experiment. Either a theory works everywhere within its domain of applicability, or it's false. > > David > > David Jonsson, Sweden, phone callto:+46703000370 > > On Fri, Sep 11, 2009 at 7:59 PM, Jed Rothwell <[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: > > The Michelson-Morley experiment and interferometer, and the 1919 > Eddington eclipse observations are discussed in the book by Collins & > Pinch, "The Golem" Cambridge U., 1993. To summarize both the > experiment and the observations were a can of worms, and a lot less > definitive than most history book portray. > > This book also has a chapter on cold fusion with which I do not fully > agree. > > My copy of this book was apparently purloined from someone who signed > the inside cover: E. Mallove. > > - Jed > >
