Optical effects of special relativity

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Henrik
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Hi,

I has a question about Optical effects of special relativity. I recently watching a video about this in You Tube, my question is: Ever wonder what the world would look like as a photon?
 
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Henrik said:
Hi,

I has a question about Optical effects of special relativity. I recently watching a video about this in You Tube, my question is: Ever wonder what the world would look like as a photon?
It is not clear what do you mean by"the world would look like a photon". Do you think "would it look like on a snapshot"? If yes I could provide links.
 
bernhard.rothenstein said:
It is not clear what do you mean by"the world would look like a photon". Do you think "would it look like on a snapshot"? If yes I could provide links.

Yes, that's my point..
 
Henrik said:
Yes, that's my point..

International Journal of Simulation and Process Modelling (IJSPM) Volume 2-issue 1/2-2006
pp. 92 - 97 Graphical aids for visualising the space-time coordinates of events created by light signals emitted by moving sources
Doru Paunescu, Bernhard Rothenstein
could be of interest.