Skip to main content
Log in

Ether drift experiments and electromagnetic momentum

  • Optical Physics
  • Published:
The European Physical Journal D Aims and scope Submit manuscript

Abstract.

Propagation of Aharonov-Bohm matter waves and light waves in moving media is characterized by the interaction electromagnetic momentum. Thus, recent models of light propagation in moving rarefied media justify and call for an optical experiment of the Mascart-Jamin type, capable of testing the modern interpretations of ether drift experiments.

This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.

Access this article

Price excludes VAT (USA)
Tax calculation will be finalised during checkout.

Instant access to the full article PDF.

Institutional subscriptions

Similar content being viewed by others

References

  • J.S. Bell, Speakable and Unspeakable in Quantum Mechanics (Cambridge Univ. Press, Cambridge, 1988); C. Leubner, K. Aufinger, P. Krumm, Eur. J. Phys. 13, 170 (1992)

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • F. Selleri, Found. Phys. 26, 641 (1996); F. Selleri, Found. Phys. Lett. 18, 325 (2005)

    Article  ADS  MathSciNet  Google Scholar 

  • R. de Abreu, V. Guerra, Relativity–Einstein's Lost Frame, 1st edn. (Extramuros, Lisboa, 2005); V. Guerra, R. de Abreu, Found. Phys. 36, 1826 (2006)

    Article  MATH  ADS  MathSciNet  Google Scholar 

  • V. Guerra and R. de Abreu, Phys. Lett. A 361, 509 (2007)

    Article  MATH  ADS  Google Scholar 

  • M. Consoli, E. Costanzo, Phys. Lett. A 333, 355 (2004)

    Article  MATH  ADS  Google Scholar 

  • F.R. Tangherlini, Supp. Nuovo Cim. 20, 1 (1961)

    MathSciNet  Google Scholar 

  • T. Sjodin, Nuovo Cim. B 51, 299 (1979); T. Sjodin, M.F. Podlaha, Lett. Nuovo Cim. 31, 433 (1982); R. Mansouri, R.V. Sexl, Gen. Rel. Grav. 8, 497, Gen. Rel. Grav. 8, 515, Gen. Rel. Grav. 8, 809 (1977)

    Article  MathSciNet  Google Scholar 

  • G. Spavieri, G.T. Gillies, Nuovo Cim. B 118, 205 (2003); G. Spavieri, L. Nieves, M. Rodriguez, G.T. Gillies, Has the last word been said on Classical Electrodynamics?-New Horizons (Rinton Press, USA, 2004), p. 255

    ADS  Google Scholar 

  • G. Spavieri, G.T. Gillies, Chin. J. Phys. 45, 12 (2007); G. Spavieri et al., in Ether, Spacetime and Cosmology (2008), in press

    Google Scholar 

  • R.T. Cahill, K. Kitto, Apeiron 10, 104 (2003); R.T. Cahill, Apeiron 11, 53 (2004)

    Google Scholar 

  • D.C. Miller, Rev. Mod. Phys. 5, 203 (1933)

    Article  ADS  Google Scholar 

  • A.J. Fresnel, Ann. Chim. Phys. 9, 57 (1818)

    Google Scholar 

  • H. Fizeau, C. R. Acad. Sci. Paris 33, 349 (1851)

    Google Scholar 

  • J.H. Hannay, unpubl., Cambridge Univ. Hamilton prize essay (1976); R.J. Cook, H. Fearn, P.W. Milonni, Am. J. Phys. 63, 705 (1995)

    Google Scholar 

  • Y. Aharonov, D. Bohm, Phys. Rev. 115, 485 (1959)

    Article  MATH  ADS  MathSciNet  Google Scholar 

  • E. Mascart, J. Jamin, Ann. Éc. Norm. 3, 336 (1874)

    MathSciNet  Google Scholar 

  • Y. Aharonov, A. Casher, Phys. Rev. Lett. 53, 319 (1984); G. Spavieri, Phys. Rev. Lett. 81, 1533 (1998); G. Spavieri, Phys. Rev. A 59, 3194 (1999); M. Wilkens, Phys. Rev. Lett. 72, 5 (1994); V.M. Tkachuk, Phys. Rev. A 62, 052112-1 (2000)

    Article  ADS  MathSciNet  Google Scholar 

  • G. Spavieri, Phys. Rev. Lett. 82, 3932 (1999); G. Spavieri, Phys. Lett. A 310, 13 (2003); G. Spavieri, Eur. Phys. J. D 37, 327 (2006)

    Article  ADS  Google Scholar 

  • W.K.H. Panofsky, M. Phillips, Classical Electricity and Magnetism, 2nd edn. (Addison-Wesley, Reading, 1962), Sect. II-5

  • G. Spavieri, Eur. Phys. J. D 39, 157 (2006)

    Article  ADS  Google Scholar 

  • T.H. Boyer, Phys. Rev. D 8, 1667 (1973); X. Zhu, W.C. Henneberger, J. Phys. A 23, 3983 (1990); G. Spavieri, in Refs. s

    Article  ADS  Google Scholar 

  • M. Consoli, A. Pagano, L. Pappalardo, Phys. Lett. A 318, 292 (2003); M. Consoli, Phys. Rev. D 65, 105017 (2002); M. Consoli, Phys. Lett. B 541, 307 (2002); M. Consoli, E. Costanzo, Phys. Lett. A 361, 513 (2007)

    Article  MATH  ADS  Google Scholar 

  • G.E. Volovik, JETP Lett. 73, 162 (2001)

    Article  ADS  Google Scholar 

  • G. Cavalleri, L. Galgani, G. Spavieri, G. Spinelli, Scientia. III 9-12, 675 (1976)

    Google Scholar 

Download references

Author information

Authors and Affiliations

Authors

Corresponding author

Correspondence to G. Spavieri.

Rights and permissions

Reprints and permissions

About this article

Cite this article

Spavieri, G., Guerra, V., De Abreu, R. et al. Ether drift experiments and electromagnetic momentum. Eur. Phys. J. D 47, 457–463 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1140/epjd/e2008-00062-x

Download citation

  • Received:

  • Published:

  • Issue Date:

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1140/epjd/e2008-00062-x

PACS.

Navigation