Explore the implications of Lorentz invariance violation in aether theories and their stability in modern physics. Instabilities in the Aether Authors: Sean M. Carroll, Timothy R. Dulaney, Moira I.

Reader Nick Canning says the aether theory was “ascientific”(28 January, p 54). However, this theory was one of the most fruitful in the history of science. It was useful during the development of ...

As the 19th century came to a close, physicists were feeling pretty satisfied with the state of their science. The great edifice of physical theory seemed complete. A few minor experiments remained to ...

Letter from Augustin Fresnel to Fraņcois Arago, on the influence of the movement of the earth on some phenomena of optics -- On the aberration of light / by G.G. Stokes -- On the relative motion ...

AN offprint has come to hand of a thoughtful essay by Mr. J. “Fraser, of the Scottish Ordnance Survey, entitled “A Theoretical Representation leading to Suggestions bearing on the Ultimate ...