1998/06/23 by Eric Baird, Baird, Eric
Physics and Astronomy · #FOS: Physical sciences #Physics Education (physics.ed-ph) #physics.ed-ph
paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.physics/9806037
Approximately 2300 words, with three figures. Nine GIFs, including equations. Submitted to Am.J.Phys. on 03/Jun/98; [email protected]
arxiv created 1998/06/23 · arxiv updated 2009/12/01
Section 7 of Einstein's 1905 electrodynamics paper gives frequency-shift and aberration formulae that together describe an elongated ellipsoidal wavefront. A Lorentz contraction of this ellipsoid solves most (but not all) of the associated relativistic problems.