Low-cost, low-complexity electronic analogue of the phenomenon known as Relativistic Aberration of Light using OP-AMP-based All-Pass Filter circuits

Authors

Krystel Iris de Castro ⋅ PH Department of Physics, Ateneo de Manila University https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5580-719X
Benjamin B. Dingel ⋅ US Ateneo Innovation Center, Ateneo de Manila University https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0819-3647
Nathaniel Libatique ⋅ PH Department of Electronics, Computer, and Communications Engineering, Ateneo De Manila University
Jan Llenzl Dagohoy ⋅ PH Department of Physics, Ateneo De Manila University
Carlos Oppus ⋅ PH Department of Electronics, Computer, and Communications Engineering, Ateneo de Manila University

Abstract

We report, for the first time to the best of our knowledge, a surprisingly simple, low-cost and low-complexity electronic analogue of the phenomenon known as Relativistic Aberration of Light (RAL) in Special Relativity (SR) by using an operational amplifier (OP-AMP)-based All-Pass Filter (APF) circuit. We show by experimental results as well as simulation results, using both analytical model and commercial software, that the phase response of the APF circuit describes the behavior of RAL. The full characteristics of the RAL are presented. This work opens doors for other SR phenomena to be investigated with electronic analogue circuits.

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Issue

2020: Proceedings of the 38th Samahang Pisika ng Pilipinas Physics Conference

Article ID

SPP-2020-3D-01

Section

Instrumentation, Imaging, and Signal Processing (Short Presentations)

Published

2020-10-19

How to Cite

[1]

KI de Castro, BB Dingel, N Libatique, JL Dagohoy, and C Oppus, Low-cost, low-complexity electronic analogue of the phenomenon known as Relativistic Aberration of Light using OP-AMP-based All-Pass Filter circuits, Proceedings of the Samahang Pisika ng Pilipinas 38, SPP-2020-3D-01 (2020). URL: https://proceedings.spp-online.org/article/view/SPP-2020-3D-01.