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Theory of the michelson-morley experiment in a gravitational field

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Lettere al Nuovo Cimento (1971-1985)

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We give a rigorous derivation of the expected results for a Michelson-Morley like experiment with one of the arms in the vertical direction, by taking explicit account of the gravitational effects. We prove that in the Schwarzschild field the experiment will give a null result in the first order ofGM⊗/B⊗C 2. We also clear some misconceptions having to do with the problem.

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  1. Institute de Fisica ≪ Gleb Wataghin ≫, UNICAMP, Caixa Postal 1170, 13.100, Campinas, SP, Brasil

    M. A. F. Rosa

  2. Unstituto de matematica, Estatistica e Ciência de Gomputação, UNICAMP, Caixa Postal 6166, 13.100, Campinas, SP, Brasil

    W. A. Rodrigues

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This work is supported in part by CNPq (Brasil).

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Rosa, M.A.F., Rodrigues, W.A. Theory of the michelson-morley experiment in a gravitational field. Lett. Nuovo Cimento 44, 437–441 (1985). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02746736

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