| Issue |
Europhys. Lett.
Volume 58, Number 4, May 2002
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|---|---|---|
| Page(s) | 637 - 638 | |
| Section | Interdisciplinary physics and related areas of science and technology | |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.1209/epl/i2002-00443-7 | |
| Published online | 01 May 2002 | |
Why the Bradley aberration cannot be used to measure absolute speeds. A comment
Institut für Theoretische Physik,
Otto-von-Guericke-Universität Magdeburg
Postfach 4120,
D-39016 Magdeburg, Germany
Received:
3
September
2001
Accepted:
25
February
2002
In a recent article in this journal (Sardin G., Europhys. Lett., 53 (2001) 310), Sardin proposed to use the Bradley aberration of light for the construction of a speedometer capable of measuring absolute speeds. The purpose of this comment is to show that the device would not work.
PACS: 06.30.Gv – Velocity, acceleration, and rotation / 07.87.+v – Spaceborne and space research instruments, apparatus, and components (satellites, space vehicles, etc.) / 95.55.-n – Astronomical and space-research instrumentation
© EDP Sciences, 2002
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