Piccard-Kessler's Experiment vs. Lorentz Contraction
| Scientific Paper | |
|---|---|
| Title | Piccard-Kessler's Experiment vs. Lorentz Contraction |
| Read in full | Link to paper |
| Author(s) | Vyacheslav N Streltsov |
| Keywords | Lorentz contraction, Heaviside potential, Piccard-Kessler's experiment. |
| Published | 2002 |
| Journal | Journal of Theoretics |
| Volume | 4 |
| Number | 5 |
| No. of pages | 4 |
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Abstract
According to the generally accepted opinion, the electric field of a moving charge has the form of oblate revolution ellipsoid in accordance with the Lorentz contraction formula. This picture, however, contradicts the known experiment based on the gas-efflux method.