Visualization of Einstein's special relativity
BackThis video demonstrates the effects of Einstein's special relativity on objects that move at high velocities. More particularly, it visualizes the Lorentz transformation.
The video shows a 3-dimensional view containing 2 dimensions of space and one dimension of time. This view is used to demonstrate the difference between classical physics and Einstein's relativity, and why the latter was necessary to understand experimental results.
Channel: Science & Technology
Uploaded: January 28, 2008 at 4:56 am
Author: udiprod
Length: 00:02:30
Rating: 4.66
Views: 64128
Tags: einstein physics mechanics relativity theory space time lorentz transformation
Video Comments:
josda1000 (November 20, 2008 at 8:56 am)
awesome video... graphically and conceptually. five stars
Brainman94 (November 19, 2008 at 10:45 am)
"times time"- I hate that! - it throws me off the big picture - i start wondering about "time and times"
Anyone else hae the same problem?
Anyone else hae the same problem?
coolmoec (November 18, 2008 at 5:30 pm)
meant as response to low tax, hit wrong button
coolmoec (November 18, 2008 at 5:27 pm)
lol blatantly satirical, not sure how that wasnt caught.. lol
nahur (November 17, 2008 at 9:10 pm)
im not really into physics so i dont know 2 much about this stuff.
anyone care 2 simplify further?
anyone care 2 simplify further?
Otagent (November 15, 2008 at 9:21 pm)
Religon Have( 0 ) evidence to Prove they are right... if if If there is a So powerfull (invisible man) who made this universe that we will never be able to understan how it made,,, Why Religon is sucha a Joke ?? Shoulndt religon be powerful as universe ? Very serios Question that is why I never blevie in Religon
DBangaDon (November 10, 2008 at 10:36 pm)
When it shows "Einsteins transformation" note that the angle between the photon paths and the horizontal direction isn't changing. Remember that distance is horizontal and time vertical. This means that they are covering the same distance in the same time. However, the values of time and distance, from measurement, will vary depending on your relative motion.
The classical view would be fine except for experiments which show that all observers measure the speed of light identically.
The classical view would be fine except for experiments which show that all observers measure the speed of light identically.
chromedrcp (November 13, 2008 at 10:51 am)
i must point out a correction, the theory postulates that distance and speed are constant(do not vary) and it is only time that that is changing. i am writing a paper on the topic and through further research this is a common analogy of the theory, but it is totally fictional.
DBangaDon (November 14, 2008 at 12:33 am)
If two observers are moving rapidly relative to each other and at the point their paths intersect they receive a ray of light then (remember they judge time differently but speed of light equally) since distance is speed times time they will judge the distance to the source differently.
analubalitious (November 10, 2008 at 3:10 pm)
Except when the religious attempt to make scientific claims. (I.E. virgin births, bodily ascension, water to wine, walking on water (liquid), talking snakes, burning bushes, and so on)
NOMA
NOMA