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Does Anything Happen on a Rotating Disk?

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Part of the book series: Fundamental Theories of Physics ((FTPH,volume 135))

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The paper discusses the issue of time and length measurements on a rotating disk. Considering operational procedures it is shown that the only relevant phenomena related to the rotation of the disk are the ones affecting clocks. Direct measurements of length do not give results in contrast with the ones obtainable for a non-rotating disk. The space geometry on the disk is also discussed and again considering real triangles made of light rays an unambiguous result is obtained only calling into action the impossibility to uniquely synchronize clocks on the turntable.

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  1. Dipartimento di Fisica del Politecnico di Torino Sezione di Torino, INFN, Torino, Italy

    Angelo Tartaglia

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  1. Politecnico di Torino and Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Torino, Italy

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Tartaglia, A. (2004). Does Anything Happen on a Rotating Disk?. In: Rizzi, G., Ruggiero, M.L. (eds) Relativity in Rotating Frames. Fundamental Theories of Physics, vol 135. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-0528-8_15

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