The physical origin of the Fresnel drag of light by a moving dielectric medium
arXiv:physics/0506004 · doi:10.1140/epjb/e2005-00169-4
Abstract
We present a new derivation of the Fresnel-Fizeau formula for the drag of light by a moving medium using a simple perturbation approach. We focus particulary on the physical origin of the phenomenon and we show that it is very similar to the Doppler-Fizeau effect. We prove that this effect is, in its essential part, independent of the theory of relativity. The possibility of applications in other domains of physics is considered.
accepted for publication in EPJB (the European Journal of Physics B)