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View SchemaProposal for a Satellite-Borne Experiment to Test Relativity of Simultaneity in Special Relativity
| Authors | J. H. Field |
|---|---|
| Categories | |
| ArXiv ID | physics/0501045 |
| URL | https://arxiv.org/abs/physics/0501045 |
Abstract
An orbiting `photon clock' is proposed to test directly the relativity of simultaneity of special relativity. This is done by comparison of the arrival times at a ground station of three microwave signals transmitted by two satellites following the same low Earth orbit.
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