Kennedy-Thorndike experiment

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:scientific_experiments
gptkbp:analysis phase shift measurement
gptkbp:associated_with Einstein's postulates
gptkbp:collection interferometric fringes
gptkbp:community recognized significance
gptkbp:concluded_on light speed is constant in all inertial frames
gptkbp:conducted gptkb:Alfred_W._Kennedy
Thorndike
gptkbp:contributed_to gptkb:scientific_discourse
understanding of light
gptkbp:equipment optical components
gptkbp:experimental_challenges environmental factors
gptkbp:experimental_design careful calibration
gptkbp:experimental_setup light source and beam splitter
gptkbp:field physics
gptkbp:follow-up_experiments Ives-Stilwell experiment
gptkbp:has_implications_for supports relativity
further studies on light
gptkbp:historical_context early 20th century physics
gptkbp:historical_legacy influenced future research
gptkbp:historical_significance foundational experiment
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Kennedy-Thorndike experiment
gptkbp:impact modern physics
gptkbp:influenced_by Lorentz transformations
modern physics theories
gptkbp:inspired_by previous experiments
gptkbp:involved_technology optical interferometer
gptkbp:location gptkb:Columbia_University
gptkbp:notable_feature null result
gptkbp:published_in gptkb:Physical_Review
gptkbp:purpose test the constancy of the speed of light
gptkbp:related_concept ether theory
gptkbp:related_to gptkb:Quantum_Mechanics
gptkb:Michelson-Morley_experiment
gptkbp:research hypothesis testing
Sagnac effect
gptkbp:result supports the theory of relativity
gptkbp:result_interpretation light behaves consistently
gptkbp:significance tests the isotropy of space
gptkbp:subsequent_research tests of light speed
gptkbp:technique interferometry
gptkbp:theory_tested gptkb:special_relativity
gptkbp:type null result experiment
gptkbp:year gptkb:1932
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Michelson-Morley_experiment
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5