The Light Cone: The Twin Paradox Applet

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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.

Please note that this resource requires Java Applet Plug-in.

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Relativity - Reference Frames - Special Relativity = Time Dilation	- Lower Undergraduate - High School - Upper Undergraduate	- Instructional Material = Interactive Simulation

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Access Rights:: Free access
Restriction:: © 1997 Robert B. Salgado
Keywords:: Galilean transformation, Lorentz transformation, relativity, time dilation, twin paradox
Record Creator:: Metadata instance created March 5, 2007 by Amin Parnian
Record Updated:: August 16, 2020 by Lyle Barbato
Last Update when Cataloged:: March 6, 2015
Other Collections:: The Physics Front

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<a href="https://www.compadre.org/relativity/items/detail.cfm?ID=4920">Salgado, Roberto B.. The Light Cone: The Twin Paradox Applet. March 6, 2015.</a>

AIP Format

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>.

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Salgado, R. (2015, March 6). The Light Cone: The Twin Paradox Applet. Retrieved December 7, 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 7 December 2024).

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Salgado, Roberto B.. The Light Cone: The Twin Paradox Applet. 1997. 6 Mar. 2015. 7 Dec. 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 = {7 December 2024}, Month = {March 6, 2015}, Year = {1997} }

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