Resolving Spacecraft Earth-Flyby Anomalies with Measured Light Speed Anisotropy

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dc.creatorCahill, Reginald T.
dc.date2008-03-31
dc.date2008-04-30
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-07T11:14:20Z
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dc.descriptionDoppler shift observations of spacecraft, such as Galileo, NEAR, Cassini, Rosetta and MESSENGER in earth flybys, have all revealed unexplained speed `anomalies' - that the doppler-shift determined speeds are inconsistent with expected speeds. Here it is shown that these speed anomalies are not real and are actually the result of using an incorrect relationship between the observed doppler shift and the speed of the spacecraft - a relationship based on the assumption that the speed of light is isotropic in all frames, i.e. invariant. Taking account of the repeatedly measured light-speed anisotropy the anomalies are resolved. The Pioneer 10/11 anomalies are discussed, but not resolved. The spacecraft observations demonstrate again that the speed of light is not invariant, and is isotropic only with respect to a dynamical 3-space. The existing doppler shift data also offers a resource to characterise a new form of gravitational waves, the dynamical 3-space turbulence, that has also been detected by other techniques.
dc.description13 pages, 2 eps files. Improved data analysis
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/0804.0039
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/0804.0039
dc.identifierProg.Phys.3:9-15,2008
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/192031
dc.subjectGeneral Physics
dc.titleResolving Spacecraft Earth-Flyby Anomalies with Measured Light Speed Anisotropy
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