On the Conventionality of Simultaneity and the Huygens-Fresnel-Miller Model of Wave Propagation

TL;DR

This paper explores how the conventionality of simultaneity and the Huygens-Fresnel-Miller wave model imply a fundamental invariance principle, revealing that electromagnetic potentials affect the one-way speed of light.

Contribution

It introduces a space-time invariance principle linking simultaneity conventions with wave propagation models, highlighting the influence of electromagnetic potentials on light speed.

Findings

Electromagnetic potentials influence the one-way speed of light.

A fundamental space-time invariance principle is identified.

The model combines simultaneity conventionality with wave propagation theory.

Abstract

We identify a fundamental space-time invariance principle by combining the thesis of the conventionality of simultaneity with the Hugyens-Fresnel-Miller model of wave propagation. By following the standard gauge prescription, we show that the classical electromagnetic potentials influence the one-way speed of light.