In the late 19th century,
luminiferous aether, æther or ether, meaning light-bearing aether , was the postulated medium for the
Kaynak: Luminiferous aetherThe timeline of
luminiferous aether begins in the 18th century with the concept of
luminiferous aether ("light-bearing aether "), or
Kaynak: Timeline of luminiferous aetherIn the 19th century, the theory of the
luminiferous aether as the hypothetical medium for the propagation of light was widely discussed.
Kaynak: Aether drag hypothesisThe Trouton–Noble experiment was an attempt to detect motion of the Earth through the
luminiferous aether , and was conducted in 1901–1903
Kaynak: Trouton–Noble experiment"
Luminiferous aether": File:Einstein en Lorentz. jpg | Hendrik Lorentz with Albert Einstein. background medium called the
luminiferous aether
Kaynak: Speed of lightIt attempted to detect the relative motion of matter through the stationary
luminiferous aether ("aether wind"). The negative results
Kaynak: Michelson–Morley experimentAugustin-Jean Fresnel (1816), it was believed that light propagates as a transverse wave within an elastic medium called
luminiferous aether .
Kaynak: History of special relativityThis hypothetical medium was called the
luminiferous aether , at rest relative to the "fixed stars" and through which the Earth moves.
Kaynak: Theory of relativityThis paper also argued that the idea of a
luminiferous aether – one of the leading theoretical entities in physics at the time – was
Kaynak: Albert EinsteinTheir experiment left theories of light based on the existence of a
luminiferous aether without experimental support, and served
Kaynak: Michelson interferometerMaxwell's equations invariant, but was apparently uninterested in the Michelson–Morley experiment on Earth's drift through a
luminiferous ether .
Kaynak: Theoretical physicsAt that time, Maxwell believed that the propagation of light required a medium for the waves, dubbed the
luminiferous aether .
Kaynak: James Clerk MaxwellHistorical models
Luminiferous aether:
Luminiferous aether | History of special relativity In the 19th century,
luminiferous aether (or ether
Kaynak: Aether theoriesTherefore, special relativity very quickly gained wide acceptance among physicists, and the 19th century concept of a
luminiferous ether
Kaynak: Lorentz ether theoryMaxwell's original equations are based on the idea that light travels through a sea of molecular vortices known as the "
luminiferous aether
Kaynak: Maxwell's equationsthe
luminiferous aether ) produced a measurable effect in the rest frame of the object, so that the ether would act as a "preferred frame ".
Kaynak: Trouton–Rankine experimentIt measured the Sagnac effect due to Earth's rotation, and thus tests the theories of special relativity and
luminiferous ether along
Kaynak: Michelson–Gale–Pearson experiment