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written by Michael Fowler and Jacquie Hui Wan Ching
This web page contains a simulation that recreates the Michelson-Morley experiment. The main objective of this experiment was to prove the existence of the medium in which light propagated: the luminiferous aether. This simulation allows the user to experiment with the interferometer by changing the speed of light and rotating its plane. It also has the possibility to include the aether. At the bottom of the page a l;ink to the theory involved is provided.

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Electricity & Magnetism
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- Special Relativity
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© 2003 Michael Fowler
Keywords:
Aether, Interferometer, Michelson-Morley, Speed of Light
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Metadata instance created July 14, 2007 by Enrique Suarez
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September 21, 2021 by Lyle Barbato
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August 6, 2007
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AIP Format
M. Fowler and J. Hui Wan Ching, (2003), WWW Document, (http://galileoandeinstein.phys.virginia.edu/more_stuff/Applets/MichelsonMorley/michelsonmorley.html).
AJP/PRST-PER
M. Fowler and J. Hui Wan Ching, Michelson-Morley Experiment (2003), <http://galileoandeinstein.phys.virginia.edu/more_stuff/Applets/MichelsonMorley/michelsonmorley.html>.
APA Format
Fowler, M., & Hui Wan Ching, J. (2007, August 6). Michelson-Morley Experiment. Retrieved April 26, 2024, from http://galileoandeinstein.phys.virginia.edu/more_stuff/Applets/MichelsonMorley/michelsonmorley.html
Chicago Format
Fowler, Michael, and Jacquie Hui Wan Ching. Michelson-Morley Experiment. August 6, 2007. http://galileoandeinstein.phys.virginia.edu/more_stuff/Applets/MichelsonMorley/michelsonmorley.html (accessed 26 April 2024).
MLA Format
Fowler, Michael, and Jacquie Hui Wan Ching. Michelson-Morley Experiment. 2003. 6 Aug. 2007. 26 Apr. 2024 <http://galileoandeinstein.phys.virginia.edu/more_stuff/Applets/MichelsonMorley/michelsonmorley.html>.
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@misc{ Author = "Michael Fowler and Jacquie Hui Wan Ching", Title = {Michelson-Morley Experiment}, Volume = {2024}, Number = {26 April 2024}, Month = {August 6, 2007}, Year = {2003} }
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%A Michael Fowler %A Jacquie Hui Wan Ching %T Michelson-Morley Experiment %D August 6, 2007 %U http://galileoandeinstein.phys.virginia.edu/more_stuff/Applets/MichelsonMorley/michelsonmorley.html %O application/flash

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%0 Electronic Source %A Fowler, Michael %A Hui Wan Ching, Jacquie %D August 6, 2007 %T Michelson-Morley Experiment %V 2024 %N 26 April 2024 %8 August 6, 2007 %9 application/flash %U http://galileoandeinstein.phys.virginia.edu/more_stuff/Applets/MichelsonMorley/michelsonmorley.html


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