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If the speed of light DEPENDS on the speed of the light source, in
accordance with the equation c'=c+v given by Newton's emission theory
of light (v is the speed of the light source), that is, if it
contradicts Einstein's 1905 light postulate (c'=c), then the marriage
of space and time devised by Minkowski will have to come to an end.
"And some are starting to whisper about possible grounds for
divorce":

http://www.sciencenews.org/view/feature/id/35992/title/It%E2%80%99s_Likely_That_Times_Are_Changing
"A century ago, mathematician Hermann Minkowski famously merged space
with time, establishing a new foundation for physics; today physicists
are rethinking how the two should fit together....Einsteins belief
that time is illusory did not stem from a mere devotion to Newtonian
determinism. After all, he had disregarded Newton before, rewriting
the laws of motion that underpinned deterministic philosophy in the
first place. In so doing, Einstein introduced a new notion of time,
more radical than even he at first realized. In fact, the view of time
that Einstein adopted was first articulated by his onetime math
teacher in a famous lecture delivered one century ago. That lecture,
by the German mathematician Hermann Minkowski, established a new arena
for the presentation of physics, a new vision of the nature of reality
redefining the mathematics of existence. The lecture was titled Space
and Time, and it introduced to the world the marriage of the two, now
known as spacetime. It was a good marriage, but lately physicists
passion for spacetime has begun to diminish. And some are starting to
whisper about possible grounds for divorce."

Pentcho Valev wrote:

http://www.thevarsity.ca/article/19699
"In the 1920s, experiments firmly proved the duality in light: it
behaves as both wave and particle. This dual nature caused Einstein to
remark in 1924 on the new puzzle posed by his own findings: "There are
now two theories of light, both indispensable...without any logical
connection."

The fundamental problem of theoretical science: Is the speed of light
consistent with the particle theory (Newton's emission theory of
light) or is it consistent with the wave theory of light? More
precisely, does the speed of light depend on the speed of the light
source, in accordance with the equation c'=c+v given by Newton's
emission theory of light (v is the speed of the light source), or is
it independent of the speed of the light source (Einstein's 1905 light
postulate: c'=c), in accordance with the wave theory?

Relevant quotations:

http://books.google.com/books?id=JokgnS1JtmMC
"Relativity and Its Roots" By Banesh Hoffmann
p.92: "Moreover, if light consists of particles, as Einstein had
suggested in his paper submitted just thirteen weeks before this one,
the second principle seems absurd: A stone thrown from a speeding
train can do far more damage than one thrown from a train at rest; the
speed of the particle is not independent of the motion of the object
emitting it. And if we take light to consist of particles and assume
that these particles obey Newton's laws, they will conform to
Newtonian relativity and thus automatically account for the null
result of the Michelson-Morley experiment without recourse to
contracting lengths, local time, or Lorentz transformations. Yet, as
we have seen, Einstein resisted the temptation to account for the null
result in terms of particles of light and simple, familiar Newtonian
ideas, and introduced as his second postulate something that was more
or less obvious when thought of in terms of waves in an ether."

http://philsci-archive.pitt.edu/archive/00001743/02/Norton.pdf
John Norton: "Einstein regarded the Michelson-Morley experiment as
evidence for the principle of relativity, whereas later writers almost
universally use it as support for the light postulate of special
relativity......THE MICHELSON-MORLEY EXPERIMENT IS FULLY COMPATIBLE
WITH AN EMISSION THEORY OF LIGHT THAT CONTRADICTS THE LIGHT
POSTULATE."

James H. Smith "Introduction à la relativité" EDISCIENCE 1969 pp.
39-41: "Si la lumière était un flot de particules mécaniques obéissant
aux lois de la mécanique, il n'y aurait aucune difficulté à comprendre
les résultats de l'expérience de Michelson-Morley.... Supposons, par
exemple, qu'une fusée se déplace avec une vitesse (1/2)c par rapport à
un observateur et qu'un rayon de lumière parte de son nez. Si la
vitesse de la lumière signifiait vitesse des "particules" de la
lumière par rapport à leur source, alors ces "particules" de lumière
se déplaceraient à la vitesse c/2+c=(3/2)c par rapport à
l'observateur. Mais ce comportement ne ressemble pas du tout à celui
d'une onde, car les ondes se propagent à une certaine vitesse par
rapport au milieu dans lequel elles se développent et non pas à une
certaine vitesse par rapport à leur source..... Il nous faut insister
sur le fait suivant: QUAND EINSTEIN PROPOSA QUE LA VITESSE DE LA
LUMIERE SOIT INDEPENDANTE DE CELLE DE LA SOURCE, IL N'EN EXISTAIT
AUCUNE PREUVE EXPERIMENTALE. IL LE POSTULA PAR PURE NECESSITE
LOGIQUE."

Albert Einstein: "If the speed of light is the least bit affected by
the speed of the light source, then my whole theory of relativity and
theory of gravity is false."

http://www.perimeterinstitute.ca/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=317&Itemid=81&lecture_id=3576
John Stachel: "Einstein discussed the other side of the particle-field
dualism - get rid of fields and just have particles."
Albert Einstein 1954: "I consider it entirely possible that physics
cannot be based upon the field concept, that is on continuous
structures. Then nothing will remain of my whole castle in the air,
including the theory of gravitation, but also nothing of the rest of
contemporary physics."
John Stachel's comment: "If I go down, everything goes down, ha ha,
hm, ha ha ha."

http://www.ekkehard-friebe.de/wallace.htm
Bryan Wallace: "Einstein's special relativity theory with his second
postulate that the speed of light in space is constant is the linchpin
that holds the whole range of modern physics theories together.
Shatter this postulate, and modern physics becomes an elaborate
farce!....The speed of light is c+v."

An experiment that UNEQUIVOCALLY shows that the equation c'=c+v given
by Newton's emission theory of light is correct whereas the equation
c'=c (Einstein's 1905 light postulate) is false is the Pound-Rebka
experiment. Needless to say, in the era of Postscientism any such
experiment is worshipped as a glorious confirmation of Divine Albert's
Divine Theory.

Pentcho Valev
pvalev@yahoo.com