Relativistic aberration of light as a corollary of relativity of simultaneity

dc.creatorGjurchinovski, Aleksandar
dc.date2004-09-02
dc.date2006-01-26
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-07T06:40:25Z
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dc.descriptionA 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.
dc.description10 pages, 4 figures, LATEX, a thorough revision of the first part of the older version; the second part that deals with aberration of a beam will be completely revised and published as a separate paper
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/physics/0409013
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/physics/0409013
dc.identifierEur.J.Phys. 27 (2006) 703-708
dc.identifierdoi:10.1088/0143-0807/27/4/002
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/101389
dc.subjectOptics
dc.subjectAstrophysics
dc.subjectClassical Physics
dc.titleRelativistic aberration of light as a corollary of relativity of simultaneity
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