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De l'éther de Fresnel à la relativité restreinte

par Reignier, Jean
Référence Annales de la fondation Louis de Broglie, 29, 1-2, page (21-56)
Publication Publié, 2004

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I present a review of the study of optical phenomena in moving bodies during the 19th century. I show how Lorentz's progressive stages approach successfully explained these phenomena and how he finally got his relativistic formulae. The important role of H. Poincaré as a critic reviewer of existent theory is underlined. I discuss with some details the Poincaré's distant clocks synchronisation, which clarifies the meaning of Lorentz's local time.