Real Time Relativity

Computer Program Detail Page

written by Craig M. Savage

This web site hosts a computer program that allows the user to interactively experience a virtual relativistic world. It is available for both Windows and Mac computers.

This software is a central element of the project Teaching Physics Using Virtual Reality. It provides a conceptual introduction to special relativity by experiencing it in a virtual world.

http://people.physics.anu.edu.au/~cms130/RTR/index.html

Subjects	Levels	Resource Types
Relativity - Special Relativity	- Lower Undergraduate - Upper Undergraduate	- Instructional Material = Interactive Simulation

Intended Users	Formats	Ratings
- Learners	- application/exe	Currently 4.0/5 Rated 4.0 stars by 2 people Want to rate this material? Login here!

Access Rights:: Free access
License:: This material is released under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 license.
Rights Holder:: The Australian National University and by Lachlan McCalman, Antony Searle, Craig Savage and Michael Williamson.
Keyword:: virtual reality
Record Creator:: Metadata instance created June 8, 2006 by Craig Savage
Record Updated:: August 24, 2016 by Lyle Barbato
Last Update when Cataloged:: August 16, 2006
Other Collections:: The PSRC

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C. Savage, Computer Program REAL TIME RELATIVITY (2006), <http://people.physics.anu.edu.au/~cms130/RTR/index.html>.

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Savage, C. (2006). Real Time Relativity [Computer software]. Retrieved October 5, 2024, from http://people.physics.anu.edu.au/~cms130/RTR/index.html

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Savage, Craig. "Real Time Relativity." http://people.physics.anu.edu.au/~cms130/RTR/index.html (accessed 5 October 2024).

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Savage, Craig. Real Time Relativity. Computer software. 2006. 5 Oct. 2024 <http://people.physics.anu.edu.au/~cms130/RTR/index.html>.

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