Naslov
Supersonic and cosmic velocities in thermodynamics

Autori
Kolin, Ivo

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Radovi u zbornicima skupova, cjeloviti rad (in extenso), znanstveni

Izvornik
Proceedings of International Symposium Peter Salcher and Ernst Mach / Franković, Bernard - Rijeka : Tehnički fakultet Sveučilišta u Rijeci, 2004, 24-30

Skup
International Symposium Peter Salcher and Ernst Mach

Mjesto i datum
Rijeka, Hrvatska, 23.09.2004. - 25.09.2004

Vrsta sudjelovanja
Predavanje

Vrsta recenzije
Međunarodna recenzija

Ključne riječi
light velocity; ether; theory of relativity

Sažetak
Although light is about a million times faster than sound, Michelson and Morley's researches of light velocity (1887) are, thermodynamically, a continuation of the preceding Salcher and Mach's experiments on projectile velocity (1877). Sound vibrations in the air are thermodynamically comparable with light oscillations in either, this being, at the same time, the starting point of Einstein's theory of relativity (1905). However, both experiments differ essentially with regard to technical conditions. Salcher and Mach's experiments were technically feasible only half a century subsequent to Daguerr's invention of photography (1920). Contrary to this, Michelson's experiment was premature, because it was performed within the Earth's boundary layer, the whole three quarters of a century before the launching of the first artificial satellites (1962). Therefore, this experiment should be repeated in space conditions. Instead of using three light points on a stone chunk on the Earth's surface, the experiment should be made by means of three stationary satellites within a 24-hour orbit, outside the Earth's boundary layer.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Rudarstvo, nafta i geološko inženjerstvo

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