On the Michelson-Morley experiment

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Foundations of Physics 24 (6):885-899 (1994)
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A rigorous wave-theoretic approach to the Michelson-Morley (M-M) experiment is presented, with special emphasis on the Huygens' principle derivation of the laws of reflection by a moving mirror. A detailed discussion of the Lorentz-Fitzgerald contraction hypothesis (CH) is included. Several mistakes appearing in the standard textbook treatments of these issues are pointed out, and a number of related historical questions are considered

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reprint Capria, Marco Mamone; Pambianco, Fernanda (1995) "On the Michelson-Morley experiment". Foundations of Physics 25(5):779-779

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