Why Lorentz transformations seem normal in 4D spacetime

[Paige_Turner]

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Hi, I'm Paige. I'm autistic and pathologically shy--though not when online for some reason.

I'm interested in special relativity, topology, and metric spaces. I'm sure the universe is not simply-connected. I also feel that since mass is momentum in the direction of future time, that all the weirdness of Lorentz transformations just disappear when you think in 4D and stop thinking of yourself as stationary, at all, ever--even in your own inertial rest frame. All the time dilation and bizarro paradoxes are just a result of observing everything from essentially, a moving flatbed train car.

If past is indeed prologue, I'll be thrown out because I'm emotionally retarded (autistic), and I won't know why. But until then, I look forward to learning from you.

 

[berkeman]

Welcome to PhysicsForums, Paige. Clever username!

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