On the experimental determination of the one-way speed of light

Details On the experimental determination of the one-way speed of light On the experimental determination of the one-way speed of light

2011-02-22

arxiv.org/abs/1102.4837v2

European Journal of Physics 32 (2011) 993-1005

Physics

Classical Physics

8 pages, 5 figures. To appear in the European Journal of Physics

Scientific paper

10.1088/0143-0807/32/4/013

In this contribution the question of the isotropy of the one-way speed of light from an experimental perspective is addressed. In particular, we analyze two experimental methods commonly used in its determination. The analysis is aimed at clarifying the view that the one-way speed of light cannot be determined by techniques in which physical entities close paths. The procedure employed here will provide epistemological tools such that physicists understand that a direct measurement of the speed not only of light but of any physical entity is by no means trivial. Our results shed light on the physics behind the experiments which may be of interest for both physicists with an elemental knowledge in special relativity and philosophers of science.

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