Special Relativity
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Moving Die A die moves with different velocities above a row of dice slightly inclinded to the observer. The higher the velocity of the die is, the more rotated it appears such that at 99% speed of light even its backside is visible. |
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Relativistic flight past Saturn (2015) If one passes Saturn with relativistic velocity, the silhouette of Saturn keeps circular. However, the rings become heavily distorted. |
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Flight through a three-dimensional grid When flying through a three-dimensional grid the distortions of the rods due to the light travel effect become apparent. Rods perpendicular to the direction of motion appear hyperbolically distorted whereas rods alongside the direction of motion look either compressed or stretched. Hier, the length contraction is partially compensated by the light travel effect. We show the view for 50%, 90%, and 99% speed of light. |
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Rolling Wheels The center of the whell moves with 80% speed of light. The point of the wheel that currently has contact to the floor does not move. The uppermost point moves with 93% speed of light with respect to the center of the wheel. |
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Special-relativistic aberration The observer resides in the center of a sphere which has a grid attached to it on the inner side. The faster the observer moves, the stronger the aberration effect is. Here, the full sky panorama (4pi) view is shown.
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