Visualizing Flat Spacetime: Viewing Optical versus Special Relativistic Effects

A simple 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 4-space to yield accurate visualizations as predicted by special relativity theory. The contributions of relativ...

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Main Authors: Black, Don V, Gopi, M, Wessel, F, Pajarola, R, Kuester, F
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Euclidean geometry
Relativism
Relativistic effects
Relativity
Representations
Spacetime
Visual effects
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