Posted: Nov 20, 2011 4:09 pm
Pulsar wrote:zaybu wrote:Another paper reaffirms the van Elburg's finding:
http://arxiv.org/ftp/arxiv/papers/1111/1111.1922.pdf
That's the same paper I mentioned, see above.zaybu wrote:It would seem that this issue has been resolved.
No, it's just another proposal, among the countless others. It remains to be seen whether this holds any water.cavarka9 wrote:"There is a simple way to check the statements made here – they involve doing the same experiment with light. The results would be identical to the results obtained with neutrinos, i.e., photons would appear 60 ns before they were supposed to. The clocks need to be synchronized identically of course and the experiment could be done over the ground."Ihavenofingerprints wrote:Sending photons on the same route seems like a logical experiment to confirm the results. Is there a reason they haven't tried this yet?
Any how exactly is the light going to cross the Alps and the Apennines?
No, no, the author is asking to test it above ground to check whether the theory holds or not. Just pick a location where it is possible to check whether the error is due to relativistic effect. Many locations would do. No need to bore holes or anything, just to check the authors proposal is true or not (like a different expt in itself). A couple of kms should do.
It should also be enough to reveal whether there is any simple error(in calculation) at all or not.