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arxiv: 1307.7300 · v1 · pith:255RJC7Hnew · submitted 2013-07-27 · 🌌 astro-ph.IM · physics.optics

Aberration of starlight experiment

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keywords aberrationexperimentstarlighteffectsmeasurementsopticalrelativisticsensor
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We propose an experiment using a conventional optical telescope to determine whether aberration of starlight results from special relativistic effects external to a measurement sensor or from optical effects within a sensor. The proposed measurements would discriminate between the two starlight aberration models in an Earth-based experiment. In addition, the measurements would yield an independent experimental test of relativistic time dilation.

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