• DocumentCode
    1941403
  • Title

    Re-examine the two principles of special relativity and the Sagnac effect using GPS´ range measurement equation

  • Author

    Wang, Ruyong

  • Author_Institution
    St. Cloud State Univ., MN, USA
  • fYear
    2000
  • fDate
    2000
  • Firstpage
    162
  • Lastpage
    169
  • Abstract
    Successful GPS operations are based on a basic equation: the range measurement equation, |rr(tr)-rs(ts)|=c(tr -ts), in an Earth-centered inertial system. The calculations based this equation show that the correctness of the equation leads to the incorrectness of the two principles of special relativity, the principle of the constancy of the speed of light and the principle of relativity. Moreover, the Sagnac (1913) effect can be fully interpreted by this equation and therefore, the Sagnac effect is a non-relativistic effect. It is indicated that the relativity of simultaneity of special relativity contradicts the basic operational principle of GPS. Furthermore, based on the range measurement equation, it is expected that a practical and crucial experiment that does not require any clock synchronization will give a result contradicting the two principles of special relativity. The crucial experiment can be further simplified by using GPS. We should conduct the crucial experiment, and re-examine and reconstruct special relativity starting from its foundations
  • Keywords
    Global Positioning System; distance measurement; special relativity; Earth-centered inertial system; GPS range measurement equation; Sagnac effect; clock synchronization; experiment; nonrelativistic effect; principle of relativity; special relativity; speed of light constancy; timing-ranging system; Clocks; Clouds; Coordinate measuring machines; Equations; Global Positioning System; Physics; Sagnac interferometers; Satellite ground stations; Synchronization; Time measurement;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Position Location and Navigation Symposium, IEEE 2000
  • Conference_Location
    San Diego, CA
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7803-5872-4
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/PLANS.2000.838298
  • Filename
    838298