4. Ferruccio Aprile, A Suggested Alternative to the Current Interpretation of the Fizeau and Ives‐Stilwell Experiments

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Volume 14: Pages 124-131, 2001

A Suggested Alternative to the Current Interpretation of the Fizeau and IvesStilwell Experiments

Ferruccio Aprile 1,2

1C.N.R. — Istituto dei Materiali, Area della Ricerca di Roma, Via Salaria Km. 29.5cas. post. 10, 00016 Monterotondo Stazione Italy

2Via Doganale 4, 00043 Ciampino Italy

The Fizeau effect is reinterpreted based on the classical electron theory of optics. The IvesStilwell experiment is shown to be incorrectly considered a test of validity for the transverse Doppler effect of the special theory of relativity. A reinterpretation, based on the longitudinal Doppler effect, light's wavecorpuscle dualism, and conclusions drawn from the reinterpretation of the experiments, is offered.

Keywords: Fizeau experiment, IvesStilwell experiment, special theory of relativity

Received: February 23, 1999; Published online: December 15, 2008