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Michelson experiment

Texts	The Michelson experiment of 1881 in Potsdam, with the questions eer visitor should pose The ether and its family of misunderstandings (only in german) The Michelson experiment and its family of misunderstandings Flyer

Bilder	Figures (more) , , , , , Occasional images of the Michelson basement

Filme	Instructional movies to the Michelson experiment (in german) 6 minutes in total 1. interference 2. aether headwind 3. Fresnel'ss paradox 4. Einsteins conclusion interference in detail Movies to the Aberration The umbrella effect Wave front without change Wave fronts with effect: relativity of simultaneity Change of the sky map during the year, for c = 300 km/s With the speed of light towards Regulus: launch sequence tube ride at high speed Five movies to the Fresnel paradox uand its solution by Lorentz Simple wave perpendicular to the shore Facing the runner (no aberration) Wave with crest(inclined creel) Facing the runner again (Wave normal unchanged) inclined wave, facing the runner (Simultaneity) Three movies to the aberration of a cut-out of a wave front Huygens' principle Huygens' focus Aberration of the focus aaccording to Fresnel