Transverse Doppler Effect & Stellar Aberration
| Scientific Paper | |
|---|---|
| Title | Transverse Doppler Effect & Stellar Aberration |
| Author(s) | Gennady Sokolov |
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| Published | 2010 |
| Journal | Galilean Electrodynamics |
| Volume | 21 |
| Number | 5 |
| Pages | 95-96 |
Abstract
The transverse Doppler effect and Bradley?s stellar aberration both arise when the light source or the observer moves in a direction perpendicular to a line connecting them. The transverse Doppler effect is proven by the Ives-Stillwell experiment, in which the light source moves in the transverse direction. Special Relativity Theory (SRT) considers this experiment as proof of time dilation. The experiment in which the observer moves in a direction perpendicular to the light beam was never carried out, because only relative motion is considered in SRT, and it is assumed that the motion of the observer is equivalent to the motion of the light source. Stellar aberration takes place when the observer moves perpendicular to the light beam, but absent when the light source moves. The observations of binary stars prove the absence of any aberration in the case when the light source moves. This fact cannot be explained by SRT, and in fact contradicts this theory. This paper identifies a simple explanation for both phenomena, and argues that not only does stellar aberration contradict SRT, but also the transverse Doppler effect does so.