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In both reference frames, there is an event where the light strikes the center of the top mirror.
In the frame in which the mirrors are at rest, the light has a vertical path.
Is it not clear that, if the mirrors are moving in a reference frame, the light path cannot be vertical?
http://galileoandeinstein.physics.virginia.edu/lectures/srelwhat_files/image017.gif
In both reference frames, there is an event where the light strikes the center of the top mirror.
In the frame in which the mirrors are at rest, the light has a vertical path.
Is it not clear that, if the mirrors are moving in a reference frame, the light path cannot be vertical?
(source: virginia.edu)
In both reference frames, there is an event where the light strikes the center of the top mirror.
In the frame in which the mirrors are at rest, the light has a vertical path.
Is it not clear that, if the mirrors are moving in a reference frame, the light path cannot be vertical?
