Wave propagation in moving chiral media: the Fizeau experiment revisited

The Fizeau experiment is discussed as a concrete example for investigating wave propagation in isotropic chiral media. Exact special relativistic formalism is used throughout; first order approximations are developed from the exact forms. To measure the velocity effects from the interference fringes one has to adequately modify the construction of the original Fizeau experiment. A relativistically exact model for first order in velocity was developed giving a relatively simple formalism and enabling an easy solution to propagation and scattering of electromagnetic waves in the presence of moving chiral media.