MichelsonMarelyExperiment
The Michelson–Morley experiment was a landmark physics study conducted in 1887 by Albert A. Michelson with Edward W. Morley. It aimed to detect the luminiferous aether, a proposed medium through which light was thought to propagate, by measuring the earth’s motion relative to this medium.
The experiment used a Michelson interferometer, an optical device that splits a single light beam into two
Contrary to expectations, Michelson and Morley observed no significant fringe shift, a null result within the
The null result played a crucial role in the development of modern physics. It challenged the classical