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Sagnac effect and pure geometry

A. Tartaglia, M. L. Ruggiero

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Abstract

We show that the Sagnac effect is not necessarily due to the presence of a rotating observer, but rather to the closed path of light in space and an even inertial relative motion between the observer and the physical device forcing light to move along a closed path.

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17 pages, 8 figures, added a detailed example in sect. IV, extended and upgraded reference list
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gr-qcGeneral Relativity and Quantum Cosmology

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