On the phase shift in a uniformly rotating Michelson interferometer (comment on "Quadratic Sagnac effect — the influence of the gravitational potential of the Coriolis force on the phase difference between the arms of a rotating Michelson interferometer (an explanation of D C Miller's experimental results 1921—1926)" by G B Malykin and V I Pozdnyakova [Phys. Usp. 58 398 (2015); Usp. Fiz. Nauk 185 431 (2015)])

P. Maraner
School of Economics and Management, Free University of Bozen-Bolzano, Universitätsplatz-Piazzetta dell'Università 1, Bolzano-Bozen, I-39100, Italy

It is argued that the "quadratic Sagnac effect" recently put forward by G B Malykin and V I Pozdnyakova is the consequence of an incorrect estimation of second order relativistic corrections and not a real physical phenomenon. The correct expression for the phase shift induced by rotations in a Michelson interferometer is presented.

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Keywords: Michelson interferometer, Coriolis force, gravitational potential, Earth orbital motion rotation
PACS: 03.30.+p, 07.60.Ly, 42.87.Bg (all)
DOI: 10.3367/UFNe.2015.12.037675
URL: https://ufn.ru/en/articles/2016/7/h/
Citation: Maraner P "On the phase shift in a uniformly rotating Michelson interferometer (comment on "Quadratic Sagnac effect — the influence of the gravitational potential of the Coriolis force on the phase difference between the arms of a rotating Michelson interferometer (an explanation of D C Miller's experimental results 1921—1926)" by G B Malykin and V I Pozdnyakova [Phys. Usp. 58 398 (2015); Usp. Fiz. Nauk 185 431 (2015)])" Phys. Usp. 59 716–718 (2016)

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Received: 28th, August 2015, accepted: 15th, December 2015

Оригинал: Маранер П «О сдвиге фаз в равномерно вращающемся интерферометре Майкельсона (Комментарий к статье Г.Б. Малыкина и В.И. Поздняковой "Квадратичный эффект Саньяка: влияние гравитационного потенциала силы Кориолиса на разность фаз в плечах вращающегося интерферометра Майкельсона (объяснение результатов экспериментов Д.К. Миллера 1921—1926"гг.)" [УФН 185 431 (2015)]» УФН 186 793–795 (2016); DOI: 10.3367/UFNr.2015.12.037675