Journal of the Optical Society of America · 1939 · 13 citations · 3 references
Natural SciencesPhysicsParticle PhysicsRelativityTheoretical PhysicsExperimental Tests Of RelativityGeneral RelativityRelativistic PhysicsSpecial RelativityIves-stilwell ExperimentRelativistic Doppler EffectRelativistic EffectsRelativistic Electron Beams
The theory of the recent experiment of Ives and Stilwell is developed on the basis of the special theory of relativity. The predictions are shown to be identical with those obtained from electron theory. A possible source of error in the experiment is pointed out, and a method for its elimination is suggested.
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