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The Marzke-Wheeler clock is based on the back-and-forth passage of a light signal between two observers who remain at rest with respect to one another. It differs from earlier photon clocks by providing a specific method based on the properties of free particles and light signals for establishing the relative rest of the two observers. The present paper provides an alternative and more straightforward method also based on the properties of free particles and light signals for accomplishing this result.
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Desloge, E.A. A simple variation of the Marzke-Wheeler clock. Gen Relat Gravit 21, 677–681 (1989). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00759077
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00759077