| The physical origin of the Fresnel drag of light by a moving dielectric medium (2005) | |||||||||
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| We present a new derivation of the Fresnel-Fizeau formula for the drag of light by a moving medium using a simple perturbation approach. We focus particulary on the physical origin of the phenomenon and we show that it is very similar to the Doppler-Fizeau effect. We prove that this effect is, in its essential part, independent of the theory of relativity. The possibility of applications in other domains of physics is considered.. Comment: accepted for publication in EPJB (the European Journal of Physics B) | |||||||||
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