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It is shown that the Sagnac phenomenon observed experimentally is in conflict with special (and also general) relativity. The calculation of the magnitude of the Sagnac effect within the framework of a relativistic theory results in a paradox. Thus, for the moving relativistic observer, the simultaneous events of meeting of ± rays with the radiant are nonsimultaneous for the events of meeting of the radiant with ± rays. Here, the index “+” denotes a ray propagating in the direction of motion of the observer, while the index “−” denotes a ray propagating against the motion. The paradox is resolved within the framework of the theory of a luminiferous ether at rest.
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Kupryaev, N.V. The Sagnac Vortex Optical Effect. Russian Physics Journal 44, 858–862 (2001). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1013607903407
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1013607903407