Re: How Can Light NOT be Ballistic?

Henri Wilson wrote:
On Fri, 28 Apr 2006 22:21:05 +0200, "Paul B. Andersen"
<paul.b.andersen@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:


Henri Wilson wrote:

On Wed, 26 Apr 2006 11:31:58 +0200, "Paul B. Andersen"
<paul.b.andersen@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:



Henri Wilson wrote:


I have qualified my theory by pointing out that light is only 100% ballistic
when the density of 'matter and fields' lies below the Wilson Threshold.

Above that, light behaves more like a wave in a medium.

I suppose this means that you now claim that
light in glass behaves like a wave in a medium.

Then the question is, how does a wave in a medium behave?

Please consider the following scenario, and answer my question:

A glass fibre with index of refraction n is moving
with the speed v in the stationary frame.

------------------------
* -> c/n wrt fibre -> v
------------------------

What is the speed of the light in the fibre in the stationary frame?

Is it (c/n + v), or is it something else?


Why don't you run water down one arm of an interferometer to find the answer?

Done. I know the answer in the real world.

I am asking you what your newly invented theory predicts.
Is there any particular reason why you won't answer the question?

I will repeat it:

A glass fibre with index of refraction n is moving
with the speed v in the stationary frame.

------------------------
* -> c/n wrt fibre -> v
------------------------

What is the speed of the light in the fibre in the stationary frame?

Is it (c/n + v), or is it something else?


Where is the source?

Henri Wilson wrote:
| I have qualified my theory by pointing out that light is only 100% ballistic
| when the density of 'matter and fields' lies below the Wilson Threshold.
| Above that, light behaves more like a wave in a medium.

The medium is glass. Very dense.
I suppose this means that you now claim that
light in glass behaves like a wave in a medium.

Then the question is, how does a wave in a medium behave?

Please consider the following scenario, and answer my question:

A glass fibre with index of refraction n is moving
with the speed v in the stationary frame.

------------------------
* -> c/n wrt fibre -> v
------------------------

What is the speed of the light in the fibre in the stationary frame?

Is it (c/n + v), or is it something else?

Paul
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