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View SchemaRelativistic aberration of light as a corollary of relativity of simultaneity
| Authors | Aleksandar Gjurchinovski |
|---|---|
| Categories | |
| ArXiv ID | physics/0409013 |
| URL | https://arxiv.org/abs/physics/0409013 |
| DOI | 10.1088/0143-0807/27/4/002 |
| Journal | Eur.J.Phys. 27 (2006) 703-708 |
Abstract
A new derivation of the relativistic aberration formula for a plane-polarized light wave is presented that does not require any use of the Lorentz transformation. The method is based on a modification of the Huygens-Fresnel principle to include the relativistic effects introduced by the relative motion between the observer and the emitter. The derivation clearly shows that the aberration formula is a direct consequence of the relative simultaneity.
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