On the Incompatibility between Relativity and Faraday’s Unipolar Inductor

The non-inertiality of Faraday’s unipolar generator’s rotating system forces us to confront this issue using general theory of relativity principles. The purpose of this study is to compare the theoretical quantitative estimates of induced electromotive force with the experimental results obtained from the corresponding measurements and to settle the dichotomy among members of the scientific community regarding this scientific question. Theoretical elaboration of this issue demonstrates that the differences between the results of the general theory and those of the special theory of relativity are some negligible terms caused by the rotating reference system’s non-inertiality. Because of this finding, we can fairly accurately compare theoretical estimations based on special and general relativity. As a result, a very serious reflection arises from the comparison of the results generated on the basis of the general theory of relativity and the measurements of induced electromotive force, because, as previously demonstrated in the literature, the experimental data are not as expected from the standpoint of the special theory of relativity.