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Old July 3rd 05, 09:46 PM
kenseto
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"Henri Wilson" H@.. wrote in message
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Definition of the BaT: "Light initially moves at c wrt its source".

If a remote light source emits a pulse of light towards a target observer
moving relatively at v1, then, from the point of view of a third observer

O3,
the 'closing speed' of that pulse towards the first observer is c+v1.

For another target observer moving at v2, the closing speed is seen as

c+v2.
Here is the experimental setup:

S_._._._._._._.p_._._._._._._.v1T1_._._
v2T2



O3

O3 sets up a line of equally separated clocks which measure the speed of a
light pulse emitted by S towards T1 and T2. O3 also measures the speed of

T1
and T2 towards S. The readings enable him to calculate the different

'closing
speeds' between the pulse and T1 and the pulse and T2.

I understand that SRians agree on this.

The principle of relativity says it matters not whether the source or

target is
considered as moving. Therefore, the above considerations hold just as

well for
differently moving sources.

Thus, for a particular target, the 'closing speed' of light from

relatively
moving sources is c+v3, c+v4, etc., as seen by O3.

Consider a star of constant brightness moving in some kind of orbit.
From O3's POV, light emitted at different times of (its) year will have
different 'closing speeds' towards any particular target (unless the orbit
plane is normal).
For illustration purposes, let the star emit equally spaced and identical
pulses of light as it orbits. Thus, from O3's POV, some pulses will tend

to
catch up with others. Some will tend to move further away. The O3 will

detect
bunching and separation at certain points along the light path. Fast

pulses
will eventually overtake slow ones if no target intervenes.

Armed with this knowledge, O3 will reason that any target observer will

receive
pulses from the star at different rates. This can only mean that OT will,

in
reality, perceive the observed brightness of any (intrinsically stable)

star in
orbit to be varying cyclically over the star's year, by an amount that

will
depend on the distance to the star.

There are thousands of known stars that exhibit this type of very regular
brightness variation. Most of their brightness curves can be matched by my
variable star simulation program:
www.users.bigpond.com/hewn/variablestars.exe

Note: Einstein's unproven claim that the target observer will always

MEASURE
the speed of the incoming pulses as being c is completely irrelevant to

this
argument.

The BaT acknowleges the existence of extinction and that 'local aether

frames'
may exist in the vicinity of matter. These may determine local light

speeds.

The Ballistic Theory is refuted by the double slit experiment.