The Michelson-Morley Experiment | Special Relativity

The Michelson-Morley experiment contributed to the crisis of ether theory that eventually gave way to Einstein's special theory of relativity. In this first episode of the Special Relativity series, we summarize the motivation, results and implications of that pivotal experiment. Please like, comment and subscribe if you appreciate what I do! SPECIAL RELATIVITY SERIES ----------------------------------------------- I. The Michelson-Morley Experiment II. Time Dilation and Length Contraction (   • Time Dilation and Length Contraction | Spe...  ) III. Deriving the Lorentz Transformations (   • Deriving the Lorentz Transformations | Spe...  ) IV. Deriving the General Lorentz Transformation (   • Deriving the General Lorentz Transformatio...  ) V. Spacetime (   • What is Spacetime? | Special Relativity  ) VI. Relativistic Velocity Addition (   • Relativistic Velocity Addition | Special R...  ) CHAPTERS ----------------- Introduction 00:00 Speed of Light in Maxwell's Theory 00:56 The Ether Concept 02:01 The Fizeau Experiment 02:38 The Michelson-Morley Experiment 03:20 Mathematical Treatment 04:38 Results of the Fizeau and Michelson-Morley Experiments 08:20 The Postulates of Special Relativity 08:50