Re: Is Ken Seto Genius or Madman?

From: PD (pdraper_at_yahoo.com)
Date: 02/18/05 

Date: 18 Feb 2005 08:59:00 -0800

kenseto wrote:
> "The Ghost In The Machine" <ewill@sirius.athghost7038suus.net> wrote
in
> message news:00tee2-qp3.ln1@sirius.athghost7038suus.net...
> > In sci.physics, kenseto
> > <kenseto@erinet.com>
> > wrote
> > on Wed, 16 Feb 2005 21:21:12 GMT
> > <cPOQd.32529$XY5.9484@fe2.columbus.rr.com>:
> > >

[snip]

> > >
> > >
> > > Wrong again. :-)
> > > The MMX as designed cannot refute any aether theory.
> > > The apparatus is moving vertically wrt the defined
> > > horizontal light rays and thus the light path lengths
> > > for all the orientations of the arms remain constant
> > > and thus the null result.
> >
> > Excellent!
> >
> > Now explain Sagnac's effect (which basically places MMX on
> > a giant smoothly rotating platform).
>
> The Sagnac's effect is not the same as the MMX. It detects the effect
of the
> absolute motion of the rotating mirrors.
> >
> > http://www.mathpages.com/rr/s2-07/2-07.htm
> > http://www.wbabin.net/babin/sagnac.htm
> >
> > > The MMX can detect absolute motion if the plane of the light rays
is
> > > oriented vertically.
> > > BTW the proposed experiment in the following link will confirm
that the
> > > absolute motion on the earth surface is in the vertical
direction.
> > > http://www.journaloftheoretics.com/Links/Papers/Seto.pdf
> >
> > For all times of day, latitudes, and times of year?
>
> Yes ...this was explained to you many time. The detected motion is
wrt the
> direction of motion of the light rays. The earth surface is moving
> vertically wrt the defined horizontal light rays. time of day,
latitudes and
> time of year have no effect on this relationship. Why?? Because the
light
> rays are defined as moving horizontally in all experimental locations
at all
> time of the year.

Simple question. If light rays move horizontally (tangent to the
surface of the Earth everywhere) by definition, then how do I see stars
directly overhead at night? Do the light rays still come into the
telescope from the side of the telescope?

PD

[snip]

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