Coherence and Continuity of the Non-Null Experimental Results by Michelson, Morley and Miller
Flavio Tabanelli
Keywords: Coherence, Continuity, Michelson-Morley, MMX, Dayton Miller
A detailed historical analysis of interferometer observations (1877-1924) shows that early experimental procedures were faulty but that observed fringe shifts were real, albeit much smaller than expected. Diurnal variations (Miller 1925), speeds-versus-azimuth, and speeds versus earth's orbital position are real and are not caused by experimental artifacts. A re-evaluation of Morley & Miller results (1902-1926) appears to eliminate the need for Lorentz transformations. We are faced with unequivocal evidence of the non-existence of experimental proof which can be used as a basis for the theory of relativity. (Abstract by Bob Fritzius)
