Visualizing flat spacetime: Viewing optical versus special relativistics effects

Visualizing flat spacetime: Viewing optical versus special relativistics effects

A visual representation of Minkowski spacetime appropriate for a student with a background in geometry and algebra is presented. Minkowski spacetime can be modeled with a Euclidean four-space to yield accurate visualizations as predicted by special relativity. The contributions of relativistic aberr...

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Veröffentlicht in:American journal of physics 2007-06, Vol.75 (6), p.540
Hauptverfasser: Black, Don V, Gopi, M, Wessel, Frank, Pajarola, Renato, Kuester, Falko
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Sprache:eng
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Algebra
Geometry
Physics
Studies
Theorems
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Zusammenfassung:A visual representation of Minkowski spacetime appropriate for a student with a background in geometry and algebra is presented. Minkowski spacetime can be modeled with a Euclidean four-space to yield accurate visualizations as predicted by special relativity. The contributions of relativistic aberration as compared to classical prerelativistic aberration to the geometry are discussed in the context of its visual representation. [PUBLICATION ABSTRACT]
ISSN:0002-9505
1943-2909