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Transformations of space and time, depending on a synchronisation parameter e 1, indicate the existence of a privileged inertial system S 0. The Lorentz transformations are obtained for a particular e 1≠0. No classical experiment on relativity is expected to depend on the choice of e 1. We show, consistently with expectations, that the result of the Fizeau experiment is explained equally well by theories adopting different values of e 1. In previous papers we showed that if accelerated reference frames are considered only e 1=0 remains possible.
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Selleri, F. On the Fizeau Experiment. Found Phys Lett 16, 71–82 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1024154207793
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