Re: A modification of Fizeau's toothed-wheel experiment

From: Dirk Van de moortel (dirkvandemoortel_at_ThankS-NO-SperM.hotmail.com)
Date: 09/01/04 

Date: Wed, 01 Sep 2004 21:45:13 GMT

"EjP" <nospam@hackers.are.bad> wrote in message news:ch56oo$73n$1@info4.fnal.gov...
> The Ghost In The Machine wrote:

[snip]

> > Darned obvious test -- a lot easier and more obvious than a
> > few stellar observations (though the stellar observations
> > have their purpose). Of course one could also use a CW
> > laser and a "chopper", presumably, in a pinch, if one can
> > slice the beam fine enough. (I'll admit to wondering if
> > modern laser diodes have enough control to generate 5-10
> > ns pulses. That would be more than enough to show the
> > effect in this case, if there's enough power in the laser
> > to get photons back in the measurement/timing device.)
> >
>
> But really this is beside the point. The fact is without
> special relativity, NOTHING about Compton Scattering
> makes any sence: the spectrum, the distribution, the
> kinematic cutoff. It would be like trying to explain
> an automobile engine if Androcles were claiming gasoline
> doesn't burn.

Hehe, nice one :-)
It reminds me of Daryl's immortal parable:
  http://users.pandora.be/vdmoortel/dirk/Physics/Gems/Parable.html

Dirk Vdm

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