Michelson and Morley’s experiment is widely considered to have been:______
a. a success because it detected a shift in the interference pattern.
b. a failure because it detected a shift in the interference pattern.
c. a success because it did not detect a shift in the interference pattern.
d. a failure because it did not detect a shift in the interference pattern.
e. lacking the necessary precision to determine a shift in the interference pattern.
Question
Answer:
The correct answer is option (c) a success because it did not detect a shift in the interference pattern.
Explanation:
In Michelson and Morley experiment it was considered to be successful.
They both found out that the experiment that was carried out was not a failure since it did not detect any shift in the interference pattern.
With this findings it was widely regarded as correct and precise.