Sagnac effect

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf physical phenomenon
gptkbp:appliesTo navigation systems
rotating systems
gptkbp:demonstrates interferometer
gptkbp:describes phase shift of light in rotating reference frames
gptkbp:discoveredBy gptkb:Georges_Sagnac
gptkbp:discoveredIn 1913
gptkbp:explains difference in travel time for light beams moving in opposite directions around a rotating platform
gptkbp:field gptkb:optics
physics
relativity
gptkbp:form Δt = 4Aω/c² (for a circular path)
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Sagnac effect
gptkbp:influenced precision navigation
inertial guidance systems
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:Georges_Sagnac
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:general_relativity
gptkb:special_relativity
global positioning system
Michelson–Gale–Pearson experiment
gptkbp:usedIn ring laser gyroscope
fiber optic gyroscope
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Fizeau_experiment
gptkb:Georges_Sagnac
gptkbp:bfsLayer 8