Abstract
| Language | English |
|---|---|
| Article number | 153902 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | Physical Review Letters |
| Volume | 100 |
| Issue number | 15 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 18 Apr 2008 |
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Keywords
- Aether drag
- moving images
- optical image
- translational motion
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Aether drag and moving images. / Leach, J.; Wright, A.J.; Götte, J.B.; Girkin, J.M.; Allen, L.; Franke-Arnold, S.; Barnett, S.M.; Padgett, M.J.
In: Physical Review Letters, Vol. 100, No. 15, 153902, 18.04.2008.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
TY - JOUR
T1 - Aether drag and moving images
AU - Leach, J.
AU - Wright, A.J.
AU - Götte, J.B.
AU - Girkin, J.M.
AU - Allen, L.
AU - Franke-Arnold, S.
AU - Barnett, S.M.
AU - Padgett, M.J.
PY - 2008/4/18
Y1 - 2008/4/18
N2 - We contrast the two situations in which either a light beam is incident on a moving medium or a moving optical image is incident on a stationary medium. The principle of relativity suggests that the effects on the light of propagating through the medium should be similar. We find, however, that there are subtle differences which we can understand in terms of the relative alignment of the Poynting and wave vectors. Our analysis and experiments investigate both translational motion and rotation.
AB - We contrast the two situations in which either a light beam is incident on a moving medium or a moving optical image is incident on a stationary medium. The principle of relativity suggests that the effects on the light of propagating through the medium should be similar. We find, however, that there are subtle differences which we can understand in terms of the relative alignment of the Poynting and wave vectors. Our analysis and experiments investigate both translational motion and rotation.
KW - Aether drag
KW - moving images
KW - optical image
KW - translational motion
U2 - 10.1103/PhysRevLett.100.153902
DO - 10.1103/PhysRevLett.100.153902
M3 - Article
VL - 100
JO - Physical Review Letters
T2 - Physical Review Letters
JF - Physical Review Letters
SN - 0031-9007
IS - 15
M1 - 153902
ER -