Relativity visualized
Space Time Travel
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Relativity visualized
Space Time Travel |
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Movie: Soccer ball - 90% of the speed of light
In section: The Ball is Round MPEG1 320×240 (397 kB), MPEG1 640×480 (1.1 MB) |
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Movie: Soccer ball - 99% of the speed of light
In section: The Ball is Round MPEG1 320×240 (397 kB), MPEG1 640×480 (1.3 MB) |
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Movie: Soccer ball - 90% of the speed of light, length contraction omitted
In section: The Ball is Round MPEG1 320×240 (428 kB), MPEG1 640×480 (1.4 MB) |
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Movie: Light travel times
In section: The Ball is Round MPEG1 320×240 (120 kB), MPEG1 640×480 (311 kB) |
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Movie: Rod - 90% of the speed of light
In section: The Ball is Round MPEG1 320×240 (481 kB), MPEG1 640×480 (1.2 MB) |
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Movie: Rod - 90% of the speed of light
In section: The Ball is Round MPEG1 320×240 (796 kB), MPEG1 640×480 (2.6 MB) |
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Movie: Bisected spheres - 99% of the speed of light
In section: The Ball is Round MPEG1 320×240 (1.1 MB), MPEG1 640×480 (5.2 MB) |
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Movie: Rulers (0.7 c)
In section: Does an extremely fast object look shortened? MPEG1 320×240 (823 kB), MPEG1 640×480 (2.0 MB) |
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Movie: Rulers (0.7 c)
In section: Does an extremely fast object look shortened? MPEG1 320×240 (790 kB), MPEG1 640×480 (1.8 MB) |
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Movie: Rod (0.9 c)
In section: Does an extremely fast object look shortened? MPEG1 320×240 (604 kB), MPEG1 640×480 (1.5 MB) |
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Movie: Expanding sphere
In section: The near side: facing us yet invisible MPEG1 320×240 (364 kB), MPEG1 640×480 (1.9 MB) |
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Movie: Expanding sphere (initial phase)
In section: The near side: facing us yet invisible MPEG1 320×240 (348 kB), MPEG1 640×480 (1.7 MB) |
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Movie: Approaching lattice (slow)
In section: Fast objects seen nearby MPEG1 320×240 (409 kB), MPEG1 640×480 (4.3 MB) |
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Movie: Approaching lattice (0.9 c)
In section: Fast objects seen nearby MPEG1 320×240 (436 kB), MPEG1 640×480 (5.0 MB) |
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Movie: Receding lattice (0.9 c)
In section: Fast objects seen nearby MPEG1 320×240 (774 kB), MPEG1 640×480 (12.9 MB) |
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Movie: Rod (0.9 c)
In section: Fast objects seen nearby MPEG1 320×240 (796 kB), MPEG1 640×480 (2.6 MB) |
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Movie: Approaching lattice (slow)
In section: Color and brightness MPEG1 320×240 (407 kB), MPEG1 640×480 (4.3 MB) |
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Movie: Approaching lattice (0.9 c)
In section: Color and brightness MPEG1 320×240 (395 kB), MPEG1 640×480 (3.5 MB) |
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Movie: Receding lattice (0.9 c)
In section: Color and brightness MPEG1 320×240 (718 kB), MPEG1 640×480 (2.6 MB) |
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Movie: Sprint
In section: Through the city at nearly the speed of light Quicktime (1.4 MB), AVI (1.7 MB) |
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Movie: Round trip
In section: Through the city at nearly the speed of light Quicktime (7.3 MB), AVI (4.2 MB) |
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Movie: Moving pinhole camera
In section: Riding along the Marktgasse MPEG1 320×240 (270 kB), MPEG1 640×480 (675 kB) |
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Movie: Flug durchs Brandenburger Tor (langsam)
In section: Zwei Schnappschüsse von Hochgeschwindigkeitsflügen MPEG1 320×240 (712 kB), MPEG1 640×480 (9.9 MB) |
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Movie: Flug durchs Brandenburger Tor (0,9 c)
In section: Zwei Schnappschüsse von Hochgeschwindigkeitsflügen MPEG1 320×240 (708 kB), MPEG1 640×480 (7.0 MB) |
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Movie: Flug durchs Brandenburger Tor (0,99 c)
In section: Zwei Schnappschüsse von Hochgeschwindigkeitsflügen MPEG1 320×240 (708 kB), MPEG1 640×480 (7.2 MB) |
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Movie: Bewegte Lochkamera
In section: Anschauliche Erklärung anhand einer bewegten Lochkamera MPEG1 320×240 (270 kB), MPEG1 640×480 (675 kB) |
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Movie: Kugel (langsam)
In section: Wie sieht ein fast lichtschnell bewegter Körper aus? MPEG1 (287 kB) |
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Movie: Kugel (längenkontrahiert bei 0,95 c)
In section: Wie sieht ein fast lichtschnell bewegter Körper aus? MPEG1 (245 kB) |
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Movie: Kugel (Aussehen bei 0,95 c)
In section: Wie sieht ein fast lichtschnell bewegter Körper aus? MPEG1 (217 kB) |
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Movie: Kugel (Aussehen bei 0,95 c ohne Längenkontraktion)
In section: Wie sieht ein fast lichtschnell bewegter Körper aus? MPEG1 (337 kB) |
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Movie: Approaching lattice (slow)
In section: Verzerrung MPEG1 320×240 (409 kB), MPEG1 640×480 (4.3 MB) |
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Movie: Approaching lattice (0.9 c)
In section: Verzerrung MPEG1 320×240 (436 kB), MPEG1 640×480 (5.0 MB) |
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Movie: Receding lattice (0.9 c)
In section: Verzerrung MPEG1 320×240 (774 kB), MPEG1 640×480 (12.9 MB) |
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Movie: Rollendes Rad (0,93 c, von vorne gesehen)
In section: Ruhende, rotierende und rollende Räder MPEG1 320×240 (892 kB), MPEG1 640×480 (7.9 MB) |
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Movie: Rollendes Rad (0,93 c, von links gesehen)
In section: Ruhende, rotierende und rollende Räder MPEG1 320×240 (1.0 MB), MPEG1 640×480 (10.2 MB) |
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Movie: Rollendes Rad (0,93 c, von rechts gesehen)
In section: Ruhende, rotierende und rollende Räder MPEG1 320×240 (444 kB), MPEG1 640×480 (4.1 MB) |
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Movie: Rolling wheel (0.93 c, right view)
In section: Rolling Wheels MPEG1 320×240 (444 kB), MPEG1 640×480 (4.1 MB) |
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Movie: Rolling wheel (0.93 c, front view)
In section: Rolling Wheels MPEG1 320×240 (892 kB), MPEG1 640×480 (7.9 MB) |
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Movie: Rolling wheel (0.93 c, left view)
In section: Rolling Wheels MPEG1 320×240 (1.0 MB), MPEG1 640×480 (10.2 MB) |
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Movie: Rolling wheel (0.93 c, rotation around vertical axis)
In section: Rolling Wheels MPEG1 320×240 (412 kB) |
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Movie: Bauprinzip des Klötzchenmodells ohne Schwarzes Loch
In section: Das Modell MPEG1 320×240 (1.0 MB), MPEG1 640×480 (2.4 MB) |
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Movie: Bauprinzip des Klötzchenmodells mit Schwarzem Loch
In section: Das Modell MPEG1 320×240 (1.3 MB), MPEG1 640×480 (3.1 MB) |
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Movie: Neutron star
In section: Four-dimensional ray traycing in a curved spacetime MPEG1 320×240 (1.2 MB), MPEG1 640×480 (10.9 MB) |
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Movie: Orbiting a massless sphere
In section: Four-dimensional ray traycing in a curved spacetime MPEG1 320×240 (929 kB), MPEG1 640×480 (4.7 MB) |
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Movie: Orbiting a neutron star
In section: Four-dimensional ray traycing in a curved spacetime MPEG1 320×240 (929 kB), MPEG1 640×480 (6.2 MB) |
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Movie: Ring around a black hole
In section: Four-dimensional ray traycing in a curved spacetime MPEG1 320×240 (1.3 MB), MPEG1 640×480 (10.0 MB) |
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Movie: Rotating ring
In section: Four-dimensional ray traycing in a curved spacetime MPEG1 320×240 (915 kB), MPEG1 640×480 (10.3 MB) |
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Movie: Rotating ring around a black hole
In section: Four-dimensional ray traycing in a curved spacetime MPEG1 320×240 (935 kB), MPEG1 640×480 (13.5 MB) |
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Movie: Massless sphere with accretion column
In section: Four-dimensional ray traycing in a curved spacetime MPEG1 320×240 (937 kB), MPEG1 640×480 (6.1 MB) |
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Movie: Massless sphere with accretion column
In section: Four-dimensional ray traycing in a curved spacetime MPEG1 320×240 (669 kB), MPEG1 640×480 (6.0 MB) |
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Movie: Neutron star with accretion column
In section: Four-dimensional ray traycing in a curved spacetime MPEG1 320×240 (929 kB), MPEG1 640×480 (9.0 MB) |
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Movie: Neutron star with accretion column
In section: Four-dimensional ray traycing in a curved spacetime MPEG1 320×240 (917 kB), MPEG1 640×480 (12.8 MB) |
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Movie: Gravitational collapse of a neutron star
In section: Four-dimensional ray traycing in a curved spacetime MPEG1 320×240 (782 kB), MPEG1 640×480 (7.1 MB) |
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Movie: Gravitational collapse of a neutron star
In section: Four-dimensional ray traycing in a curved spacetime MPEG1 320×240 (1.1 MB), MPEG1 640×480 (12.0 MB) |
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Movie: The real einstein ring
In section: The Real Einstein Ring MPEG1 320×240 (88 kB), MPEG1 640×480 (913 kB) |
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Movie: Entstehung der Pulsformen (ohne Lichtablenkung)
In section: Herkunft der Strahlung, Lichtablenkung MPEG1 320×240 (286 kB), MPEG1 640×480 (1.7 MB) |
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Movie: Entstehung der Pulsformen (mit Lichtablenkung)
In section: Herkunft der Strahlung, Lichtablenkung MPEG1 320×240 (294 kB), MPEG1 640×480 (2.6 MB) |
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Movie: Hohle Akkretionssäule
In section: Akkretionsstrom MPEG1 320×240 (288 kB), MPEG1 640×480 (1.4 MB) |
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Movie: Versetzte Pole
In section: Ein verzerrtes magnetisches Dipolfeld? MPEG1 320×240 (299 kB), MPEG1 640×480 (2.1 MB) |
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Movie: Flight through a wormhole (short)
In section: Flight through a Wormhole MPEG1 320×240 (2.1 MB), MPEG1 640×480 (20.1 MB) |
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Movie: Flight through a wormhole (long)
In section: Flight through a Wormhole MPEG1 320×240 (9.6 MB), MPEG4 640×480 (47.2 MB) |
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