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Lagrangian description of the wave equation: Global positioning system depends on Stokes' ether dragging hypothesis.
- Source :
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Physics Essays . 2014, Vol. 27 Issue 1, p68-84. 17p. - Publication Year :
- 2014
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Abstract
- Ether, which was considered undetectable in 1905, can be detected in the global positioning system (GPS) experiments of the 1980s. If the existence of ether is not assumed, we cannot explain the experimental data of the GPS. In this paper, we use the Lagrangian description of the wave equation, which makes wave equation Galilean invariant. Thereafter, the stellar aberration experiment with a water-filled telescope by Airy can be explained by Stokes' ether drag-ging hypothesis. The GPS experimental results indicate that the ether hypothesis is more suitable than both the principle of relativity and the principle of invariant light speed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 08361398
- Volume :
- 27
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Physics Essays
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 98558329
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.4006/0836-1398-27.1.68