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The classical scheme of the Michelson-Morley interferometer, a device that allegedly proved the absence of ether is as follows. The light beam is split in half by a semi-transparent tilting mirror. One ray goes towards the stream of ether, then back. Its speed changes. The second ray is perpendicular to the flow and therefore, as the experimenters assume, it serves as a kind of standard for the speed of a light wave. If the velocities do not coincide, the observed interference pattern should change. In the author’s drawing, at the bottom left, it is shown that the position that the rays pass strictly perpendicular paths is incorrect. During the stroke along the arms of the interferometer, the rays are deflected by the ether stream. The detector receives waves initially deflected towards the ether stream. The scheme for constructing a real interference pattern is much more complicated than Michelson’s drawings. In addition, according to the above reasoning about the Mössbauer effect, which makes observable photons only with a speed of “standard C”, in any case, only light waves with strictly 300 thousand km are clearly recorded. from.

1. Light source 2. Detector (screen for observing the interference pattern). 3. Beam initially reflected perpendicular to the interferometer arm and deflected by the ether flow to the left. 4. A ray emitted towards the stream of ether, and therefore participates in the construction of an interference picture. 5. The beam reflected from the mirror of the interferometer arm, presumably directed along the flow. This ray is also bent by the ether. … Figure above. The author’s experience with the deflection of a laser beam, presumably due to entrainment by the ether. 1. Laser (rigidly fixed, having a remote power source and switch, laser pointer). 2. Laser beam when turned on at 9 o’clock in the morning. 3. Beam when the laser is turned on at 17 o’clock. For clarity, the beam deflection angle is increased. 4. Place the beam mark on the screen at 9 o’clock in the morning. 5. Place of the beam mark at 17 o’clock. The screen and the laser are separated by a distance of 90 m. The difference in the positions of the light spot in the morning and in the evening (during five days of research) is 3 cm. If the ether carries the beam, then the flow velocity is 100 km. from. This value is in good agreement with the speed of the Earth’s revolution around the center of the Galaxy, 200—220 km. from. (taking into account that the natural rotation of the device together with the planet makes an angle of 90 degrees during this time). Why wasn’t it noticed earlier? In any operation of laser communication systems, the system is “zeroed out”, automatically or manually. This rule applies to all devices, and is universally considered the norm. A more plausible explanation. During the day, the air in the room where the experiments are carried out warms up. An air lens is formed and distorts the beam. And, nevertheless, I believe this experience will be of interest to the reader in its own way. At least, I have not found anything like this on the Web. The third version is in good agreement with other experiments of the author. The ceiling and floor surfaces of the room, parallel to the laser beam, have special properties to “attract” or “repel” light. The lines of the diffraction grating have the same properties.