This is a series of animations that demonstrate the tools used to understand Special Relativity and explain some of the unintuitive result of Special Relativity with graphical, animated diagrams. An understanding of basic terminology required. Topics covered are the worldline, light clock, time dilation, length contraction, and finally the twin-paradox.
%0 Electronic Source %A Salgado, Roberto B. %D December 3, 2006 %T Visualizing Proper Time in Special Relativity [with a Light Clock] %V 2013 %N 20 May 2013 %8 December 3, 2006 %9 video/realvideo %U http://www.phy.syr.edu/courses/modules/LIGHTCONE/LightClock/
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