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Tag Archive for: relativistic kinematics

relativator

Relativator (Circular Slide-Rule) – Simulated with Desmos

September 2, 2025
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The Relativator (revisited) This is an update of my 2006 post (reconstructed in 2014) Relativator: The circular slide-rule for physicists. This is a…
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Compton Scattering

Massive Meets Massless: Compton Scattering Revisited

May 7, 2020
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Introduction In a previous article entitled "Alternate Approach to 2D Collisions" we analyzed collisions between a moving and stationary object by defining…
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