Graphical aids for relativistic optics

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dc.creatorRothenstein, Bernhard
dc.creatorNafornita, Corina
dc.date2005-03-01
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-07T12:09:08Z
dc.date.available2026-07-07T12:09:08Z
dc.descriptionThe paper presents a relativistic space-time diagram, which displays in true values the space (Cartesian and polar) and the time coordinates of the same event detected from two inertial reference frames in relative motion related by the Lorentz-Einstein transformations, the aberration angles and the Doppler shifted periods and wavelengths. We use it in order to illustrate the reflection of light on moving mirrors (horizontal and vertical) and the way in which a single observer could measure the length of a moving rod. It displays in true values the space-time coordinates of the same event generated by a light signal.
dc.description13 pages, 9 figures
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/physics/0503003
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/physics/0503003
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/209525
dc.subjectGeneral Physics
dc.titleGraphical aids for relativistic optics
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