Ives–Stilwell experiment
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The Ives–Stilwell experiment is a classic test of special relativity that measured the relativistic Doppler effect to confirm time dilation for fast-moving ions.
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Doppler effect experiment
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physics experiment → test of special relativity → |
| category |
Doppler effect
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experiments in special relativity → |
| confirmedConcept |
relativistic Doppler formula
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time dilation → |
| confirmedPredictionOf |
special relativity
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| contradictedTheory |
Lorentz ether theory
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| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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| field |
experimental physics
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physics → relativity → |
| improvedBy |
modern laser spectroscopy experiments
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| involves |
Lorentz factor
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relativistic kinematics → speed of light invariance → |
| measuredQuantity |
Doppler shift
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frequency shift → time dilation factor → |
| method |
measurement of longitudinal Doppler shift
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measurement of transverse Doppler effect → observation of spectral lines from moving ions → |
| namedAfter |
G. R. Stilwell
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Herbert E. Ives → |
| performedBy |
G. R. Stilwell
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Herbert E. Ives → |
| publishedIn |
Journal of the Optical Society of America
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| relatedTo |
Doppler spectroscopy
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Hafele–Keating experiment → Kennedy–Thorndike experiment → Michelson–Morley experiment → time dilation tests → |
| result |
agreement with special relativity within experimental error
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no evidence for preferred ether frame → |
| testedPhenomenon |
relativistic Doppler effect
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time dilation → |
| testedTheory |
special relativity
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| usedReferenceFrame |
laboratory frame
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rest frame of ions → |
| uses |
canal rays
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fast-moving ions → spectral lines → |
| year |
1938
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1941 → |
Referenced by (2)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
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Kennedy–Thorndike experiment
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Michelson–Morley experiment → |
relatedTo |