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written by Roberto B. Salgado
This applet explains the principles of Relativity based on Lorentzian and Galilean spacetime. The user can control the boost/Velocity. The applet will display the spacetime diagram for an inertial observer traveling with that velocity. The mouse tracks the Spacetime Diagram's (t,x) coordinates. It also covers topics like the twin paradox, time dilation and the clock effect.

This resource is part of the larger collection "The Light Cone", which integrates text explanations with diagrams and animations to promote understanding of relativity. See Related Materials
Please note that this resource requires Java Applet Plug-in.
Subjects Levels Resource Types
Relativity
- Reference Frames
- Special Relativity
= Time Dilation
- Lower Undergraduate
- High School
- Upper Undergraduate
- Instructional Material
= Interactive Simulation
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- application/java
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© 1997 Robert B. Salgado
Keywords:
Galilean transformation, Lorentz transformation, relativity, time dilation, twin paradox
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Metadata instance created March 5, 2007 by Amin Parnian
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March 6, 2015
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R. Salgado, (1997), WWW Document, (http://web.archive.org/web/20090612062319/http://physics.syr.edu/courses/modules/LIGHTCONE/java/TwinParadox.html).
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R. Salgado, The Light Cone: The Twin Paradox Applet (1997), <http://web.archive.org/web/20090612062319/http://physics.syr.edu/courses/modules/LIGHTCONE/java/TwinParadox.html>.
APA Format
Salgado, R. (2015, March 6). The Light Cone: The Twin Paradox Applet. Retrieved April 24, 2024, from http://web.archive.org/web/20090612062319/http://physics.syr.edu/courses/modules/LIGHTCONE/java/TwinParadox.html
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Salgado, Roberto B.. The Light Cone: The Twin Paradox Applet. March 6, 2015. http://web.archive.org/web/20090612062319/http://physics.syr.edu/courses/modules/LIGHTCONE/java/TwinParadox.html (accessed 24 April 2024).
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Salgado, Roberto B.. The Light Cone: The Twin Paradox Applet. 1997. 6 Mar. 2015. 24 Apr. 2024 <http://web.archive.org/web/20090612062319/http://physics.syr.edu/courses/modules/LIGHTCONE/java/TwinParadox.html>.
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@misc{ Author = "Roberto B. Salgado", Title = {The Light Cone: The Twin Paradox Applet}, Volume = {2024}, Number = {24 April 2024}, Month = {March 6, 2015}, Year = {1997} }
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