https://doi.org/10.1140/epjp/i2017-11402-4
Regular Article
Is there a resting frame in the universe? A proposed experimental test based on a precise measurement of particle mass
Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clear Water Bay, Hong Kong, China
* e-mail: bochang@ust.hk
Received:
5
December
2016
Accepted:
7
February
2017
Published online:
22
March
2017
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.
© The Author(s), 2017
