Tag Archive for: length contraction

Relativity on Rotated Graph Paper (a graphical motivation)
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(based on https://www.physicsforums.com/threads/teaching-sr-without-simultaneity.1011051/post-6588952 and https://physics.stackexchange.com/a/689291/148184…

A Principle Explanation of the “Mysteries” of Modern Physics
All undergraduate physics majors are shown how the counterintuitive aspects ("mysteries") of time dilation and length contraction in special relativity…

Blockworld and Its Foundational Implications: Time Dilation and Length Contraction
This is the first in a 5-part series of Insights that will introduce blockworld (aka "block universe”) and use it to address a puzzle…

Bell Spaceship Paradox: Why the String Breaks in SR
Bell spaceship paradox — setup
Bell describes two spaceships that start out at rest relative to each other with an elastic string between them, one…
