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

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Herbert E. Ives → notableWork → Ives–Stilwell experiment ⓘ
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