Title :
Tests of special relativity using the Doppler effect
Author :
Ashworth, D.G. ; Davies, P.A.
Author_Institution :
University of Kent, Kent, England
Abstract :
The classical and relativistic Doppler shifts are compared for light incident at any angle upon a perfectly reflecting mirror moving in any arbitrary direction. It is shown that experiments designed to test the theory of special relativity in reflecting systems must be accurate up to third order in v/c.
Keywords :
Doppler effect; Doppler shift; Electromagnetic reflection; Electromagnetic scattering; Equations; Frequency measurement; Laboratories; Mirrors; Optical reflection; System testing;
Journal_Title :
Proceedings of the IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/PROC.1976.10099
