Abstract

The hypothetical “Dimming effect” describes the change of the number of photons arriving from a receding light source per unit of time. In non-relativistic systems,the "Dimming effect" occurs due to the fact that as light sources move away, the distance between the emitter and the receiver constantly increases, and the photons always take longer to reach the receiver. This reduces the number of photons received per time unit compared to the number of emitted photons per time unit. Negligible for speeds incomparable with the speed of light c, the "Dimming effect" can be very significant for speeds above 0.1c. “Dimming effect” can possibly be tested in a physics labor-atory using a moving light source (or mirror) and photon counters located in the travel direction and in opposite direction. It can possibly also be tested utilizing the orbital movement of the Earth around the Sun. If confirmed, “Dimming effect” would allow astronomers to adjust values of the "Standard Candles", which are critical in cosmological models. Absence of “Dimming effect” will mean that the number of photons arriving per time unit does not depend on the relative speed of light source and observer,which is not so apparent

Highlights

  • The hypothetical “Dimming effect” disclosed in article [1] is similar to the Doppler effect, in which wavelength and frequency of photons hitting the light detector depends on the speed of the light source

  • The "Dimming effect" occurs due to the fact that as light sources move away, the distance between the emitter and the receiver constantly increases, and the photons always take longer to reach the receiver. This reduces the number of photons received per time unit compared to the number of emitted photons

  • An important difference is that research [1] focused on changes in the number of incoming photons per time unit, while research [2] and [3] focused on changes in the wavelength of incoming photons

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Summary

Introduction

The hypothetical “Dimming effect” disclosed in article [1] is similar to the Doppler effect, in which wavelength and frequency of photons hitting the light detector depends on the speed of the light source. The "Dimming effect" occurs due to the fact that as light sources move away, the distance between the emitter and the receiver constantly increases, and the photons always take longer to reach the receiver This reduces the number of photons received per time unit compared to the number of emitted photons. An important difference is that research [1] focused on changes in the number of incoming photons per time unit, while research [2] and [3] focused on changes in the wavelength of incoming photons. This hypothetical “Dimming effect” must be tested (confirmed or rejected) through the course of observations

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The dimming effect and redshift z parameter
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Time dilation and the “Dimming effect”
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