Noninvariant One-Way Speed of Light and Locally Equivalent Reference Frames
| Scientific Paper | |
|---|---|
| Title | Noninvariant One-Way Speed of Light and Locally Equivalent Reference Frames |
| Author(s) | Franco Selleri |
| Keywords | Special relativity, Velocity of light, conventionality |
| Published | 1997 |
| Journal | Foundations of Physics Letters |
| Volume | 10 |
| Number | 1 |
| No. of pages | 10 |
| Pages | 73-83 |
Abstract
We consider an isotropical inertial reference frame ("stationary") and in it a uniformly rotating circular platform of radius R. The velocity of light c relative to the rim of the platform is calculated and found to have values necessarily different from c. This c remains the same if R is increased but the peripheral velocity is kept constant. Since by so doing any small piece of the circumference can be considered better and better at rest in a ("moving") inertial system, the velocity of light relative to this system can be deduced. Noninvariant values are obtained and shown to coincide with the predictions of our recently published "inertial transformations".