Aberration and Special Relativity

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Section 7 of Einstein's 1905 electrodynamics paper gives frequency-shift and aberration formulae that together describe an elongated ellipsoidal wavefront. A Lorentz contraction of this ellipsoid solves most (but not all) of the associated relativistic problems.
Approximately 2300 words, with three figures. Nine GIFs, including equations. Submitted to Am.J.Phys. on 03/Jun/98; eric_baird@compuserve.com

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http://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/87528

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https://arxiv.org/abs/physics/9806037
 http://arxiv.org/abs/physics/9806037

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