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We consider a sequence of absolute-space kinematical theories which differ more or less from the special theory of relativity (STR) in the amount of clock retardation which they predict, but which agree with STR with respect to roundtrip light experiments, such as Michelson-Morley and Kennedy-Thorndike. This sequence of theories is imbedded in the synchrony-free formulation of STR developed by Winnie by modifying the equal passage time principle. The paper has bearing on the relationship between the slow clock transport behavior of clocks and the one-way velocity of light. Experiments which claim to measure the latter are discussed.
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Giannoni, C. Clock retardation, absolute space, and special relativity. Found Phys 9, 427–444 (1979). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00708534
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00708534