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<p>Create biographical page for person listed in The Worldwide List of Dissident Scientists (web-verified; red-link batch 4)</p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Infobox scientist<br /> | name = Andreas Varesi<br /> | fields = Physics (special relativity, aether theory)<br /> | known_for = &quot;Aether-relativity dualism&quot; reinterpretation of the Michelson-Morley experiment<br /> }}<br /> <br /> &#039;&#039;&#039;Andreas Varesi&#039;&#039;&#039; is an independent researcher and author known for his reinterpretation of the [[Michelson-Morley experiment]] and his proposal of an &quot;aether-relativity dualism&quot;. He is listed in &#039;&#039;[[The Worldwide List of Dissident Scientists]]&#039;&#039;.<br /> <br /> ==Ideas==<br /> On his website (einstein-relativity.de) and in a series of self-published papers, Varesi argues that the null result of the Michelson-Morley experiment cannot be used to decide between special relativity and an aether hypothesis. He proposes that length contraction, time dilation and the transverse Doppler effect must occur even if an aether exists, so that when the Lorentz transformation is applied consistently to the light paths of the interferometer these effects combine to produce no measurable change in the interference pattern regardless of the apparatus&#039;s direction of motion. On this basis he concludes that the experiment is unsuitable for exclusively validating either the relativistic or the aether-based framework, and he advocates what he calls an &quot;aether-relativity dualism&quot; for the propagation of electromagnetic waves.<br /> <br /> These views lie outside the scientific mainstream, which regards the Michelson-Morley experiment as part of the evidential basis for special relativity and does not require a physical aether. Varesi presented his ideas in a 2010 talk at a symposium held at the Waldhof in Freiburg.<br /> <br /> ==External links==<br /> * [http://www.einstein-relativity.de/01abb5965b0ba2a01/index.html einstein-relativity.de]<br /> * [http://www.einstein-relativity.de/publications/michelson_paper_varesi_18%2005%2005.pdf Michelson paper (2005)]<br /> * [http://www.einstein-relativity.de/publications/srt_veroeffentlichung_varesi_07.02.05.pdf Paper on special relativity (2005)]<br /> * [http://www.waldhof-freiburg.de/images/stories/symposium/vortrag_varesi_2010.pdf Symposium talk (2010)]<br /> <br /> [[Category:Scientist|Varesi Andreas]]<br /> [[Category:Worldwide List of Dissident Scientists]]</div>

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