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The results of the Michelson-Morley experiment did not fit the theory of the luminiferous ether, so the theory had to be rejected.

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This was an experiment to prove universal gravitation!

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The theory, at the time of Michelson and Morley, was that light propagated through a hypothetical medium called the "aether". The Michelson-Morley experiment basically disproved some of the ideas about light that were common at that time.

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The conclusion drawn from the Michelson-Morley experiment was that the speed of light is constant in all directions, regardless of the motion of the observer or the source of light. This result challenged the prevailing theory of the luminiferous ether and laid the foundation for Albert Einstein's theory of relativity.

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Albert Michelson is best known for conducting the Michelson-Morley experiment in 1887, which aimed to measure the speed of light and detect the presence of the hypothetical luminiferous aether. This experiment provided evidence against the existence of the aether and contributed to the development of Einstein's theory of relativity.

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James Clerk Maxwell determined that light travels at a constant speed in a vacuum in his equations of electromagnetism in the 1860s. This was later experimentally confirmed by Albert A. Michelson and Edward W. Morley in the 1880s through their famous Michelson-Morley experiment.

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Albert Abraham Michelson's most famous experiment is the Michelson-Morley experiment conducted in 1887. It aimed to measure the relative motion of the Earth through the hypothetical luminiferous aether by measuring the speed of light in perpendicular directions. The results of the experiment provided evidence against the existence of the aether and laid the groundwork for Einstein's theory of relativity.

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Some scientists who have conducted experiments on the nature of light include Thomas Young, who proposed the wave theory of light through his double-slit experiment, and Albert Michelson and Edward Morley, who performed the Michelson-Morley experiment to investigate the presence of the luminiferous aether. Another notable scientist is Max Planck, who developed the quantum theory to explain the behavior of light.

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The Michelson-Morley experiment was conducted in 1887 to measure the speed of light in two perpendicular directions to detect the existence of the luminiferous ether, a hypothetical medium thought to carry light waves. The experiment found no difference in the speed of light in different directions, contradicting the predicted effects of the ether and providing support for the theory of special relativity.

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Known as the Michelson and Morley experiment, this was an experiment to measure changes in the speed of light. Supposedly, as Earth travelled through the Ether, light would go faster in one direction than in the other (because of the relative velocities). The experiment didn't produce the expected result - the speed of light was found to be always the same. Today, this is an accepted fact - that the speed of light is the same for all observers - and is one of the bases for the Theory of Relativity.

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A "Negative Experiment" is one where the expected result of the experiment is not found. These experiments are critically important and represent important work in Physics. The Michelson-Morley experiment, a "negative experiment" is one of the most important in the history of science. It was an test to measure the influence of the presumed etheric medium on a beam of light. No effect was found. Thus no ether.

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All the facts about ether are unknown and not until about ten years ago has scientists started to be once again introduced to the idea.

Michelson-Morley experiment was performed in 1887 which resulted as a null result. through there eyes this proved that there was no such thing as ether.

People today still think aether (ether) doesn't exist because of an experiment completed over 100 years ago.

Many people haven't heard of the Silvertooth experiment performed in 1986 which had equipment with greater sensitivity than the Michelson-Morley experiment. The results from the Silvertooth experiment picked up on an unknown field moving at the Speed of Light.

It was proven that the Michelson-Morley experiment had an error: The standing waves that are reflected back onto a mirror become phase locked on the mirror, and hence to its motion

through space. Silvertooth built a standing wave experiment that

avoids the phase locking encountered in the Michelson-Morley setup. It

uses a configuration similar to the Sagnac experiment, which many

years ago did detect motion relative to an aether. Silvertooth's

addition was a sensor capable of measuring the spacing between

standing wave nodes.

All we know about ether is that its a wave that moves at the speed of light, is odorless, tasteless and infinite.

Although my knowledge in ether lacks and there might more known facts today. Understand there may be experiments in the future which may disprove the ether theory. ATM it is just a theory but I'm seeing too many free energy devices working, so I'm believing in ether. But Einstein and his curved space is still in mainstream science "KING".

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The hypothetical medium formerly believed to fill space is called the luminiferous aether. It was thought to be the medium through which light waves propagated in the late 19th century, but its existence was disproved by the Michelson-Morley experiment.

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The first American to win the Nobel Prize for the speed of light was Albert A. Michelson in 1907. He received the award for his precision optical instruments and the spectroscopic and metrological investigations carried out with their aid.

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... its speed is the same in any direction, even if you're moving

in that direction or in the direction opposite to it.

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Not necessarily, since the experiment may give important insight into how things work. One of the most interesting examples of this is the "failed" Michelson-Morley experiment, which failed to produce the expected result of different speeds (for a ray of light), expected due to the movement of Earth through a hypothetical "ether". This eventually led to the Theory of Relativity.

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It gradually became obvious, at the beginning of the 20th. century, that classical physics was not able to explain some observed phenomena - for example, the negative result of the famous Michelson-Morley experiment, and the radiation of a black body. Many such problems were satisfactorily explained by modern physics, specifically by the Theory of Relativity, and by Quantum Mechanics.

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The word "theory" in common English language use does not equate to the scientific use of the word "theory", and therefore there is often misunderstanding, and sometimes misdirection, about the veracity of scientific theories. Before describing theory, let's start with a hypothesis. In science, a hypothesis is an unproven and untested proposed explanation of a particular phenomenon. A hypothesis is well reasoned, but is untested. For example, in the late nineteenth century Albert Michelson supported a hypothesis that all light travels through a medium, called aetherfor lack of a better term. This was a sound hypothesis based on the best information available to the scientific community in Michelson's time: all light travels in waves, and all waves require a medium through which to propagate. In 1887, Michelson and his associate Edward Morley conducted the now famous Michelson-Morley Interferometer experiment to definitively prove this hypothesis true. Not only would it prove the existence of aether, but Michelson's and Morley's experiment sought to measure the exact speed that the planet Earth travelled through the aether. To their astonishment, Michelson's and Morley's experiment proved light travels without the benefit of aether altogether. Michelson and Morley repeated their experiment several times, in several different conditions and configurations, each time leading to the same results, and consequently the hypothesis of aether was disproven. The experimental results left Michelson, Morley, and the scientific community dumbfounded until Albert Einstein solved the paradox in this Theory of Special Relativity in 1905. In science, a theory is a tested hypothesis that is consistent with all known laws and verifiable experimental results. In science, a theory is a compelling account of a specific phenomenon, and it is universally accepted by the scientific community as being plausible and consistent. To become a theory, a hypothesis has to survive a great deal of scientific scrutiny, and more importantly, be consistent with all laws (absolute truths) and all verifiable experimental results. The theory of gravity, for example, obeys all known laws of physics, it is verifiable through all validated experimental results, and it is consistent with our observations of the known universe. But just because gravity is a theory will not prompt you to jump off a tall building and expect to fall upward! Every experience, every experiment, every truth you know tells you, with absolute certainty, that you will plummet to a painful ending should you jump off that building. Like Einstein's Theory of Special Relativity, the Big Bang Theory was based on observation - it is proven to be consistent with all verifiable experimental results and with all know laws of the universe. It would make no more sense to dismiss the Big Bang Theory as just an assumption than it would to jump off a building because gravity is just a theory.

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He is the inventorof the Michelson interferometer.

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Larry Michelson's birth name is Lawrence Marvin Michelson.

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Lisa Michelson's birth name is Lisa Paulette Michelson.

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Here are a few classic physics experiments:

  1. Young's double-slit experiment to demonstrate wave interference.
  2. Cavendish experiment to measure the gravitational constant.
  3. Millikan oil drop experiment to measure the fundamental unit of electric charge.
  4. Michelson-Morley experiment to test the existence of the luminiferous ether.

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Harold Michelson is 6'.

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In michelson interferometer the mirros are perpendicular and because of our eye viewed direction and angle theta the fringes are circular

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Leo Michelson was born in 1887.

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Leo Michelson died in 1978.

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Leonid Michelson was born in 1955.

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Miriam Michelson was born in 1870.

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Miriam Michelson died in 1942.

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Electromagnetic waves are known to travel through vacuum based on empirical evidence and theoretical knowledge in physics. This is supported by experiments such as the Michelson-Morley experiment and the behavior of electromagnetic radiation in space. Additionally, electromagnetism is a fundamental force in nature with well-established properties, including the ability to propagate through vacuum.

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The proof of the speed of light constant comes from various experiments and observations, including the Michelson-Morley experiment and the behavior of electromagnetic waves. The speed of light in a vacuum is approximately 299,792,458 meters per second, and it remains constant regardless of the observer's motion or the source of light. This constant speed of light is a fundamental principle in physics and is a key component of Einstein's theory of relativity.

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Albert Michelson did not invent the speed of light. Instead, he is known for accurately measuring the speed of light in his famous experiment in 1879, which played a key role in advancing the understanding of the nature of light and space. His measurements showed that the speed of light is a constant in a vacuum, approximately 299,792 kilometers per second.

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Harold Michelson went by Mike.

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Lisa Michelson was born in March 1958.

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Jose A. Freire has written several books on leadership and management techniques, particularly focusing on the role of emotions and psychology in business. His works include titles like "Emotional Intelligence: Leadership for Success" and "The Psychology of Leadership."

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Lillian Michelson was born on June 21, 1928.

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Bruce Michelson has written:

'Printer's devil'

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Robert C. Michelson was born in 1951.

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Gary K. Michelson was born in 1949.

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Truman Michelson was born on 1879-08-11.

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Truman Michelson died on 1938-07-26.

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Richard Michelson was born on 1953-07-03.

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Miriam Michelson has written:

'In the bishop's carriage'

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The idea that space contained a substance call "aether" which carried light. Michelson and Morley developed a device to measure Earth's motion through it. I was a classic failure, and continues to be.

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Space was originally believed to be filled with aether, a hypothetical substance thought to permeate the universe and serve as a medium for the propagation of light and other electromagnetic waves. However, experiments such as the Michelson-Morley experiment in the late 19th century failed to detect the presence of aether, leading to the abandonment of this concept in favor of the notion of space being a vacuum.

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The Michelson interferometer produces circular fringe patterns because the interfering light waves form concentric circles of constructive and destructive interference. As the mirrors are adjusted, the pattern shifts, creating the circular interference fringes. This pattern is a result of the interference of light waves that have traveled different paths and then overlap.

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Albert Abraham Michelson was born on December 19, 1852.

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Albert Abraham Michelson was born on December 19, 1852.

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Rhode Lee Michelson was born on 1943-03-09.

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Rhode Lee Michelson died on 1961-02-15.

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