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On the existence of transverse relativistic aberrations in moving mirror

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Relativistic aberration and Doppler effects on rotating mirrors have been claimed (Ragazzoni & Claudi, 1995) and later refuted (Hickson, Bhatia & Iovino, 1995). While an experimental confirmation of the absence of the Doppler effect has been carried out in 1974, a measurement of the absence of the aberration effect is missing. It is shown that analyzing published data on the LAGEOS pulse-return signature an experimental confirmation of the absence of the effect is obtained.

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Ragazzoni, R. On the existence of transverse relativistic aberrations in moving mirror. Experimental Astronomy 7, 209–219 (1997). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1007985528772

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