2007/02/07 by Bernhard Rothenstein, Rothenstein, Bernhard, Ştefan Popescu +2
Physics and Astronomy · #Experimental and Theoretical Physics Studies #FOS: Physical sciences #General Physics (physics.gen-ph) #Orbital Angular Momentum in Optics #Quantum Mechanics and Applications #physics.gen-ph
paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.physics/0702060
4 pages, 1 figure
arxiv created 2007/02/07 · openalex publication_date 2007/02/07 · arxiv updated 2009/12/01 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/28
We show that when the observers are located in a plane electromagnetic wave it is not compulsory for them to take into account the time dilation and length contraction effects when the wave is detected from two inertial reference frames in relative motion. We also illustrate the difference between the approach that uses Einstein type of observers confronted with time dilation and length contraction effects and an unconventional approach that uses observers detecting information from the energy that arrives at their location.