The Light Cone: an illuminating introduction to relativity

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written by Roberto B. Salgado

This web site contains a detailed introduction to relativity as the physics of spacetime, using the propagation of light as a unifying theme. It integrates textual explanations of relativity concepts with spacetime diagrams and animations to clarify the material. It includes a historical perspective, the basics of spacetime, special relativity, and general relativity. The approach is non-mathematical throughout.

http://visualrelativity.com/LIGHTCONE/indexv.html

Subjects	Levels	Resource Types
General Physics - History Relativity - Beyond Relativity - Galilean Relativity - General Relativity - History - Special Relativity	- Lower Undergraduate - High School - Upper Undergraduate	- Instructional Material = Course = Tutorial

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Access Rights:: Free access
Restriction:: © 1995 Rob Salgado
Keywords:: Light Cone, Maxwell, Maxwell's Theory, Minkowsky, Principle of Equivalence, black hole, spacetime, twin paradox
Record Creator:: Metadata instance created February 24, 2006 by Jason Garman
Record Updated:: August 24, 2016 by Lyle Barbato
Last Update when Cataloged:: April 30, 2005
Other Collections:: The PSRC

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Author: Rob Salgado
Posted: March 6, 2015 at 7:35PM
Source: The PSRC collection

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R. Salgado, (1995), WWW Document, (http://visualrelativity.com/LIGHTCONE/indexv.html).

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R. Salgado, The Light Cone: an illuminating introduction to relativity (1995), <http://visualrelativity.com/LIGHTCONE/indexv.html>.

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Salgado, R. (2005, April 30). The Light Cone: an illuminating introduction to relativity. Retrieved October 13, 2024, from http://visualrelativity.com/LIGHTCONE/indexv.html

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Salgado, Roberto B.. The Light Cone: an illuminating introduction to relativity. April 30, 2005. http://visualrelativity.com/LIGHTCONE/indexv.html (accessed 13 October 2024).

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Salgado, Roberto B.. The Light Cone: an illuminating introduction to relativity. 1995. 30 Apr. 2005. 13 Oct. 2024 <http://visualrelativity.com/LIGHTCONE/indexv.html>.

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