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Michelson-Morley Experiment another Assessment

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Problem statement: Ehrenfest paradox may be the most basic phenomenon in relativity that has a long history marked by controversy, which still gets different interpretations by researches.This assessment is about another paradox in special relativity for observers in none inertial frame that perceiving Galilean transformation.Approach: This assessment reevaluates Michelson and Morley's famous experiment and Lorentz transformation by comparing different observers attached to different space-time frames.Results: The idea is to simulate a situation where an inertial frame will have comparable observation as a none-inertial frame.Hence it would be very close to an inertial frame at low velocity.Eventually it is shown that observation by none-inertial frame is Galilean transformation rather than Lorentz transformation.Conclusion: The outcome of physical experiments observed by inertial and none-inertial observers are completely different as they observe i.e., a fast-moving inertial frame which potentially contradicts Lorentz symmetry.

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Problem statement: Ehrenfest paradox may be the most basic phenomenon in relativity that has a long history marked by controversy, which still gets different interpretations by researches.This assessment is about another paradox in special relativity for observers in none inertial frame that perceiving Galilean transformation.Approach: This assessment reevaluates Michelson and Morley's famous experiment and Lorentz transformation by comparing different observers attached to different space-time frames.Results: The idea is to simulate a situation where an inertial frame will have comparable observation as a none-inertial frame.Hence it would be very close to an inertial frame at low velocity.Eventually it is shown that observation by none-inertial frame is Galilean transformation rather than Lorentz transformation.Conclusion: The outcome of physical experiments observed by inertial and none-inertial observers are completely different as they observe i.e., a fast-moving inertial frame which potentially contradicts Lorentz symmetry.

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Problem statement: Ehrenfest paradox may be the most basic phenomenon in relativity that has a long history marked by controversy, which still gets different interpretations by researches.This assessment is about another paradox in special relativity for observers in none inertial frame that perceiving Galilean transformation.Approach: This assessment reevaluates Michelson and Morley's famous experiment and Lorentz transformation by comparing different observers attached to different space-time frames.Results: The idea is to simulate a situation where an inertial frame will have comparable observation as a none-inertial frame.Hence it would be very close to an inertial frame at low velocity.Eventually it is shown that observation by none-inertial frame is Galilean transformation rather than Lorentz transformation.Conclusion: The outcome of physical experiments observed by inertial and none-inertial observers are completely different as they observe i.e., a fast-moving inertial frame which potentially contradicts Lorentz symmetry.

Key concepts: Inertial frame of reference, Galilean transformation, One-way speed of light, Lorentz transformation, Frame (networking), Frame of reference, Transformation (genetics), Moving magnet and conductor problem

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