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gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:scientific_experiments
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gptkbp:analysis
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phase shift measurement
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gptkbp:associated_with
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Einstein's postulates
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gptkbp:collection
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interferometric fringes
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gptkbp:community
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recognized significance
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gptkbp:concluded_on
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light speed is constant in all inertial frames
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gptkbp:conducted
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gptkb:Alfred_W._Kennedy
Thorndike
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gptkbp:contributed_to
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gptkb:scientific_discourse
understanding of light
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gptkbp:equipment
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optical components
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gptkbp:experimental_challenges
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environmental factors
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gptkbp:experimental_design
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careful calibration
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gptkbp:experimental_setup
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light source and beam splitter
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gptkbp:field
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physics
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gptkbp:follow-up_experiments
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Ives-Stilwell experiment
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gptkbp:has_implications_for
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supports relativity
further studies on light
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gptkbp:historical_context
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early 20th century physics
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gptkbp:historical_legacy
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influenced future research
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gptkbp:historical_significance
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foundational experiment
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Kennedy-Thorndike experiment
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gptkbp:impact
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modern physics
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gptkbp:influenced_by
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Lorentz transformations
modern physics theories
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gptkbp:inspired_by
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previous experiments
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gptkbp:involved_technology
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optical interferometer
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gptkbp:location
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gptkb:Columbia_University
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gptkbp:notable_feature
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null result
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gptkbp:published_in
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gptkb:Physical_Review
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gptkbp:purpose
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test the constancy of the speed of light
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gptkbp:related_concept
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ether theory
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gptkbp:related_to
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gptkb:Quantum_Mechanics
gptkb:Michelson-Morley_experiment
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gptkbp:research
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hypothesis testing
Sagnac effect
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gptkbp:result
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supports the theory of relativity
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gptkbp:result_interpretation
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light behaves consistently
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gptkbp:significance
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tests the isotropy of space
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gptkbp:subsequent_research
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tests of light speed
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gptkbp:technique
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interferometry
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gptkbp:theory_tested
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gptkb:special_relativity
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gptkbp:type
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null result experiment
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gptkbp:year
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gptkb:1932
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Michelson-Morley_experiment
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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