Isotropy of the Velocity of Light and the Sagnac Effect

  1. Pascual-Sánchez, José-Fernando 1
  2. Miguel, Angel San 1
  3. Vicente, Francisco 1
  1. 1 Universidad de Valladolid
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    Universidad de Valladolid

    Valladolid, España

    ROR https://ror.org/01fvbaw18

Libro:
Relativity in Rotating Frames

ISBN: 9789048165148,  9789401705288

Año de publicación: 2004

Páginas: 167-178

Tipo: Capítulo de Libro

DOI: 10.1007/978-94-017-0528-8_11 GOOGLE SCHOLAR lock_openAcceso abierto editor

Resumen

In this paper, it is shown, using a geometrical approach, the isotropy of the velocity of light measured in a rotating frame in Minkowski space-time, and it is verified that this result is compatible with the Sagnac effect. Furthermore, we find that this problem can be reduced to the solution of geodesic triangles in a Minkowskian cylinder. A relationship between the problems established on the cylinder and on the Minkowskian plane is obtained through a local isometry.

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