Abstract
The wave-aether model was proposed long time ago. We study Michelson interferometer experiment and find that its theoretical calculation erroneously neglected the aether drag effect. We take the drag effect into account and reanalyze the theoretical interference pattern shift. The result is null because the drag coefficient of aether is zero. Such that the wave-aether model fulfills all light propagation characteristics. We design and implement a system to measure the starlight speed by comparing to that from a local source. We observe that the arrival times are different. It implies the apparent speeds of starlights are not equal to c.
Highlights
The speed and the propagation model of light are interesting subjects
We study Michelson interferometer experiment and find that its theoretical calculation erroneously neglected the aether drag effect
We study Michelson interferometer experiment and search the causes of disputation between the experimentally measured null interference pattern shift and the significant theoretical calculation value
Summary
The speed and the propagation model of light are interesting subjects. The speed of light was considered as a very important physical parameter which is used to estimate the distance, mass etceteras. The wave-aether model attracts most attention, because this model satisfies many light propagation characteristics such as polarization, refraction, diffraction, interference, stellar aberration, etceteras. This model involved the existence and drag effect of aether [1] [3] [4] [5] [6]. The theoretical calculation gave a significant interference shift value Both are inconsistent, which was a major obstacle for the wave-aether model. Lorentz and others proposed a hypothesis that the length of a moving object ( ) along its motion direction contracted by the factor of 1− v2 c2 2 , the original Michelson’s calculation interference pattern shift value agreed with the measured data [1].
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