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The Segal Chronometric theory is examined, with particular attention given to the role of a physical measurement in the theory. A calculation of the red shift in Segal's theory in the geometrical optics limit yields the resultz=0, in contradiction to Segal's resultz=tan2 (α/2), and the disagreement is shown to arise from the unphysical nature of Segal's theory of measurement. An argument is also presented to show that the postulates on which Segal's theory is based are inconsistent when massive particles are introduced into the Segal universe.
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Wormald, L.I. A critique of Segal's chronometric theory. Gen Relat Gravit 16, 393–401 (1984). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00762198
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00762198