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PRONUNCIATION OF MICHELSON-MORLEY EXPERIMENT

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WHAT DOES MICHELSON-MORLEY EXPERIMENT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Michelson-Morley experiment

Michelson–Morley experiment

The Michelson–Morley experiment was performed in 1887 by Albert A. Michelson and Edward W. Morley at what is now Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio. It attempted to detect the relative motion of matter through the stationary luminiferous aether. The negative results are generally considered to be the first strong evidence against the then prevalent aether theory, and initiated a line of research that eventually led to special relativity, in which the stationary aether concept has no role. The experiment has been referred to as "the moving-off point for the theoretical aspects of the Second Scientific Revolution". Michelson–Morley type experiments have been repeated many times with steadily increasing sensitivity. These include experiments from 1902 to 1905, and a series of experiments in the 1920s. In addition, recent resonator experiments have confirmed the absence of any aether wind at the 10−17 level. Together with the Ives–Stilwell and Kennedy–Thorndike experiments, the Michelson–Morley experiment forms one of the fundamental tests of special relativity theory.

Definition of Michelson-Morley experiment in the English dictionary

The definition of Michelson-Morley experiment in the dictionary is an experiment first performed in 1887 by A. A. Michelson and E. W. Morley, in which an interferometer was used to attempt to detect a difference in the velocities of light in directions parallel and perpendicular to the earth's motion. The negative result was explained by the special theory of relativity.

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Translation of «Michelson-Morley experiment» into 25 languages

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Translator English - Chinese

迈克尔逊 - 莫雷实验
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Translator English - Spanish

Michelson - Morley
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Michelson-Morley experiment
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Translator English - Hindi

Michelson मॉर्ले के प्रयोग
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Translator English - Arabic

تجربة ميكلسون مورلي -
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Translator English - Russian

Эксперимент Майкельсона-Морли
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Translator English - Portuguese

Michelson- Morley
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Translator English - Bengali

মাইকেলসন-মর্লি পরীক্ষা
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Translator English - French

Expérience de Michelson - Morley
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Translator English - Malay

Percubaan Michelson-Morley
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Translator English - German

Michelson-Morley -Experiment
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Translator English - Japanese

マイケルソン·モーリーの実験
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Translator English - Korean

마이 켈슨 - 몰리 실험
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Translator English - Javanese

Eksperimen Michelson-Morley
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Translator English - Vietnamese

Thí nghiệm Michelson- Morley
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Translator English - Tamil

மைக்கேல்சன்-மோர்லே சோதனை
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Translator English - Marathi

मिशेलसन-मॉर्ले प्रयोग
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Translator English - Turkish

Michelson-Morley deneyi
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Translator English - Italian

Esperimento di Michelson - Morley
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Translator English - Polish

Eksperyment Michelsona- Morleya
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Translator English - Ukrainian

Експеримент Майкельсона - Морлі
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Translator English - Romanian

Experiment Michelson - Morley
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Πείραμα Michelson - Morley
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Michelson - Morley eksperiment
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Michelson - Morley experiment
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Michelson - Morley eksperimentet
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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MICHELSON-MORLEY EXPERIMENT»

Discover the use of Michelson-Morley experiment in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Michelson-Morley experiment and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Mechanics and Relativity
Discuss the Michelson-Morley experiment and show how this led to the rejection of the ether hypothesis. What are the conclusions of this experiment? [Pbi. U. 2008, H.P.U. 1994 S, P.U. 2006, 2006 S] 5. (a) Discuss the Michelson-Morley ...
Soni
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The Methodology of Scientific Research Programmes: Volume 1: ...
First I shall take the celebrated Michelson-Morley experiment of 1887 which allegedly falsified the ether theory and 'led to the theory of relativity', then the Lummer-Pringsheim experiments which allegedly falsified the classical theory of  ...
Imre Lakatos, John Worrall, Gregory Currie, 1980
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Time and the Metaphysics of Relativity
as to what role the Michelson-Morley experiment played in the development of his thinking. To make matters more complicated, Einstein, when asked about this later, confessed that he could not clearly recall how much he knew of their ...
William Lane Craig, 2001
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Excel HSC Physics
http://sim.jpl.nasa.gov/interferometry/michelson.html Michelson's interferometer and the ether debate. 19 Gravity is included in Einstein's General Theory of Relativity. Excel HSC Physics 32 The Ether Michelson-Morley Experiment.
Neville G. Warren, 2003
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The Ethereal Aether: A History of the ...
Thinking it unnecssary to give an account of the relativity principle in his address, Magie stated, “it may fairly be said to be based on the necessity of explaining the negative result of the famous Michelson-Morley experiment, and on the ...
Loyd S. Swenson
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An Introduction to Mechanics
The book retains all the features of the first edition, including numerous worked examples, challenging problems and extensive illustrations, and has been restructured to improve the flow of ideas.
Daniel Kleppner, Robert Kolenkow, 2013
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Engineering Physics - I (U.P. Technical University, Lucknow)
What was the objective of conducting the Michelson-Morley experiment ? Describe the experiment. How is the negative result of the experiment explained ? [UPTU, B.Tech 1 2006-07] What was the objective of Michelson-Morley experiment ?
Dr. A.K. Katiyar, Narinder Kumar, 2010
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Gravity from the Ground Up: An Introductory Guide to Gravity ...
Nature follows the Einstein law instead. In this section: the experimental foundations of special relativity go back to the Michelson-Morley experiment. It gives direct evidence that the speed of light is an invariant. Until Einstein, physicists could ...
Bernard Schutz, 2003
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Aether Theories: Luminiferous Aether, Michelson-morley ...
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online.
Books Llc, 2010
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MODERN PHYSICS
The purpose of the Michelson-Morley experiment was to confirm the existence of an absolute frame of reference (stationary ether). If the ether is at rest, when the earth moves through it there must be a relative velocity of the earth with respect ...
G. ARULDHAS, P. RAJAGOPAL, 2005

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MICHELSON-MORLEY EXPERIMENT»

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The One Thing Everybody Should Know About Relativity
The famous Michelson-Morley experiment attempted to measure a change in the speed of light depending on the Earth's motion around the ... «Forbes, Jul 15»
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The Feasibility of Interstellar Propulsion
The empirical evidence of the Michelson-Morley experiment of 1887, now known as the Lorentz-FitzGerald Transformations (LFT), proposed by ... «Lifeboat Foundation, Jun 15»
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Australia joins the search for gravitational waves
For those familiar with the history of relativity, the LIGO experiment is similar the Michelson-Morley experiment but on a much larger scale and ... «iTWire, May 15»
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Metropolis 2 review: Melbourne Symphony Orchestra experiments …
Celebrating the famous 1887 Michelson-Morley Experiment, the familiar textures, harmonies, dynamic shifts and rhythmic devices of The Light ... «Sydney Morning Herald, May 15»
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Faster-than-light travel: Where did the warp drive go?
But their famous Michelson-Morley experiment found no change at all. The speed of light seemed to be the same regardless of whether they ... «Business Spectator, May 15»
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Are We Ever Going To Develop Faster-Than-Light Travel?
But their famous Michelson-Morley experiment found no change at all. The speed of light seemed to be the same regardless of whether they ... «io9, May 15»
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David Simon (“The Wire”) on what went wrong in Baltimore
The Michelson-Morley experiment showed that the speed of light was the same no matter which direction was used. That constancy showed ... «Overlawyered, May 15»
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Renowned Researcher Allan Zade Founder of Z-Theory Intensifies …
Unlike famous Null result of every kind of Michelson-Morley experiment, the proposed technology exceeds that limitation and detects such ... «PR Web, Mar 15»
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Michelson-Morley experiment for electrons: Quantum-information …
(a) Energy levels of Ca+ as a quantum bit.(b) Magnetic sub-levels: splitting of D5/2. A new experiment conducted at the University of California ... «Phys.Org, Feb 15»
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Quantum computers and physics experiments
Since the Michelson-Morley experiment, Lorentz covariance has been tested in a wide variety of experiments, to increasingly high precision. «MyBroadband, Jan 15»

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