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| Type | Journal Article |
| Scope | Discipline-based scholarship |
| Title | Visualizing flat spacetime: viewing optical versus special relativistic effects |
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| Item Subtype | Original Work |
| Refereed | Yes |
| Status | Published in final form |
| Journal Title | American Journal of Physics |
| Publisher | American Association of Physics Teachers |
| Geographical Reach | international |
| ISSN | 0002-9505 |
| Volume | 75 |
| Number | 6 |
| Page Range | 540 - 545 |
| Date | 2007 |
| Abstract Text | 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. |
| Digital Object Identifier | 10.1119/1.2730838 |
| Other Identification Number | merlin-id:379 |
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