written by
Michael Fowler and Jacquie Hui Wan Ching
This simple animation illustrates the principle of time dilation as predicted by special relativity. The simulation consists of two light clocks, one at rest and the other moving at a fraction of the speed of light. The user can change the speed of the moving clock.
Fowler, M., & Hui Wan Ching, J. (2007, July 24). Light Clock. Retrieved June 26, 2022, from http://galileoandeinstein.physics.virginia.edu/more_stuff/flashlets/lightclock.swf
Fowler, Michael, and Jacquie Hui Wan Ching. Light Clock. July 24, 2007. http://galileoandeinstein.physics.virginia.edu/more_stuff/flashlets/lightclock.swf (accessed 26 June 2022).
Fowler, Michael, and Jacquie Hui Wan Ching. Light Clock. 2003. 24 July 2007. 26 June 2022 <http://galileoandeinstein.physics.virginia.edu/more_stuff/flashlets/lightclock.swf>.
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