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Einstein Light: Time Dilation and Length Contraction in Special Relativity Relations

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Einstein Light: Time Dilation and Length Contraction in Special Relativity same topic as Light Clock
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A simple simulation of two light clocks (one at rest and the other moving) that illustrates the principle of time dilation in a manner comprehensible to novice learners. Users can change the speed of the moving clock to see the reciprocal nature of the time dilation effect.



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