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It dawned upon me finally to apply the Group Theory to the Sagnac
Effect. We have the group of rotations on angle FI (being dimensionless parameter), and we have the group of Lorentz transformations with the parameter V. If we measure time in meters (new t=ct, which is very convenient in SR), then the parameter V also dimensionless. We have a full analogy between FI and V. The time derivative of FI (the angular velocity) can be measured by the Sagnac Gyroscope from within the rotating frame. It should be then, that the time derivative of V (the acceleration) can be measured by the "Sagnac Accelerometer" (Based on some kind of linear Sagnac Effect) from within the accelerating frame. The physical meaning of the "Sagnac Accelerometer" should be understandable: suppose we have a stick with two mirrors on the ends and a light signal bouncing between the mirrors infinitely (supported by a laser). At zero acceleration the frequency of bounces on the front mirror equals to the one on the rear mirror. Suppose now that the stick accelerates (important: we are watching this acceleration from the inertial frame). The frequency of bouncing on the front mirror will decrease and the frequency of bouncing on the rear mirror will increase (by the time of inertial frame). The simple calculation gives dt=2ad^2/c^3 for each act of reflection (a- acceleration, d- half of the stick length). This compare to dt=4piR^2w/c^2 for the circular Sagnac Effect (w- angular velocity). This accelerometer, most likely, will work in a space without gravity where acceleration is caused by a rocket. What about a free fall in a gravitation field? We have the contradiction to the Local Equivalence Principal. Now we have a good opportunity to check it. |
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