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The Struble-Einstein Correspondence

2019/04/25 by Marcus C. Werner, Werner, Marcus C.
Mathematics · Physics and Astronomy · #Astrophysics #Binary number #Chandrasekhar limit #Classical mechanics #Context (archaeology) #Cosmology and Gravitation Theories #Doubly special relativity #Einstein #Emission theory #FOS: Physical sciences #Four-force #General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology (gr-qc) #General relativity #History #History and Philosophy of Physics (physics.hist-ph) #Mathematical physics #Mathematics #Physics #Relativity and Gravitational Theory #Space Science and Extraterrestrial Life #Special relativity #Stars #Test theories of special relativity #Tests of special relativity #Theoretical physics #Theory of relativity #White dwarf #gr-qc #physics.hist-ph

paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.1904.11206

11 pages, 3 figures. For Proceedings of the 15th Marcel Grossmann Meeting (2018), session HR1

arxiv created 2019/04/25 · openalex publication_date 2019/04/25 · arxiv updated 2019/04/26 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/28

Abstract

This article presents hitherto unpublished correspondence of Struble in 1947 with Menger, Chandrasekhar, and eventually Einstein, about a possible observational test supporting Einstein's special relativity against Ritz's emission theory using binary stars. This `Struble effect,' an acceleration Doppler effect in emission theory, appears to have been overlooked, and the historical context, including de Sitter's binary star test of special relativity, is also discussed.

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