Re: Experimental verification of the relativity theory

[Jon Bell <jbell@PRESBY.EDU>]

On Tue, 29 Apr 2003, Pentcho Valev wrote:

> John Mallinckrodt wrote:
>
> > It is the spectacular agreement of the many seemingly bizarre
> > predictions of this theory with every experiment that has been
> > performed that give us such enormous confidence in the primary
> > postulate.
>
> Here I am really incompetent - I don't know of those spectacular
> agreements -

I'm coming in late on this discussion because I've had to deal with the
usual end-of-semester activities (I turned in my final grades this
morning, hurrah!).  In case nobody else has mentioned this yet, here's a
useful summary of the experimental situation with respect to special
relativity, part of the Usenet Physics FAQ:

<http://math.ucr.edu/home/baez/physics/Relativity/SR/experiments.html>

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Jon Bell <jbell@presby.edu>                         Presbyterian College
Dept. of Physics and Computer Science        Clinton, South Carolina USA