James Peebles received the Prize "for theoretical discoveries in physical cosmology", based on Einstein's relativity theory, which never was awarded any Nobel Prize, and so it is of interest to figure out why? Is relativity theory bogus? While Peebles' work is not?
Version 1: (Einstein's formulation)
- Observations of the speed of light in all inertial systems give the same result = c independent of the motion of the source vs the inertial system.
- Observations of the speed of light in all inertial systems give the same result = c independent of the motion of both the source and the observer vs the inertial system.
- The same laws of electrodynamics and optics will be valid for all frames of reference for which the equations of mechanics hold good.
- Light is always propagated in empty space with a definite velocity c which is independent of the state of motion of the emitting body.
- Each ray of light moves in the coordinate system “at rest” with the definite velocity V independent of whether this ray of light is emitted by a body at rest or in motion.
- Observers are assumed to be fixed in S.
- Observers are allowed to move in S.
- Observations of the speed of light in all inertial systems give the same result = c independent of the motion of the source vs the inertial system. Observers are assumed to be stationary in the inertial system where observations are made.
- Is the Observer allowed to move in the inertial system in which light is assumed to propagate ("move") when making Observation of the speed of light?
The answer will show to have far-reaching consequences...watch out...
PS1 Unfortunately we cannot ask Einstein, but even if it was possible we would probably not get a clear answer, since Einstein was a master of cryptic answers...but the question is not cryptic...
PS2 Note the ambiguity in Version 1A with the role of Observer/Observation not spelled out, while the Observer has a completely central role in SR.

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