Is there a resting frame in the universe? A proposed experimental test based on a precise measurement of particle mass

TL;DR

This paper proposes an experimental test to detect a possible universal resting frame by measuring mass differences of particles moving in opposite directions, challenging the assumption of no preferred frame in relativity.

Contribution

It introduces a novel experimental method to test for a resting frame in the universe through precise particle mass measurements.

Findings

Potential detection of mass differences indicating a resting frame

Experimental setup for high-precision particle mass comparison

Implications for the validity of special relativity

Abstract

According to the Special Theory of Relativity, there should be no resting frame in our universe. Such an assumption, however, could be in conflict with the Standard Model of cosmology today, which regards the vacuum not as an empty space. Thus, there is a strong need to experimentally test whether there is a resting frame in our universe or not. We propose that this can be done by precisely measuring the masses of two charged particles moving in opposite directions. If all inertial frames are equivalent, there should be no detectable mass difference between these two particles. If there is a resting frame in the universe, one will observe a mass difference that is dependent on the orientation of the laboratory frame. The detailed experimental setup is discussed in this paper.