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http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12188/10987| Title: | Relativistic aberration of light as a corollary of relativity of simultaneity | Authors: | GJurchinovski, Aleksandar | Keywords: | Physics - Optics Physics - Optics Astrophysics Physics - Classical Physics |
Issue Date: | 2-Sep-2004 | Publisher: | IOP Publishing | Journal: | European Journal of Physics | Abstract: | A new derivation of the relativistic aberration formula for a plane-polarized light wave is presented that does not require any use of the Lorentz transformation. The method is based on a modification of the Huygens-Fresnel principle to include the relativistic effects introduced by the relative motion between the observer and the emitter. The derivation clearly shows that the aberration formula is a direct consequence of the relative simultaneity. | URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12188/10987 | DOI: | 10.1088/0143-0807/27/4/002 |
| Appears in Collections: | Faculty of Natural Sciences and Mathematics: Journal Articles |
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