Friday, December 9, 2011

Active Physics Relativity




The active physics relativity gave a much more visual perspective of relativity. This included time dilation as well as length contraction. The field of simultaneity also applies which shows and proves that time is relative; depending on what frame of reference is given, each person has a different perspective on how fast something is traveling, the time it takes to reach that person and the contraction of the length given.



A time clock is given and it shows the time dilation when one is moving. If the value of gamma is higher, the time dilation is greater. This theory shows the effects of time travel that man has been forever struggling to do. This effect of time dilation has been proven in a way. Active physics is a great way to visually understand the effects of relativity.



The distance of the light travel is relative to how fast the movement of the frame is, however this only works at very high speeds and that any nonrelativistic speeds, this theory will not work. There are also many interesting things that happen at relativistic speeds such as the relativistic momentum and relativistic mass all depends on what frame on is in.


Relativity is basically just like a non relativistic depiction however whatever is the previous value of the time dilation and length contraction is just multiplied by gamma to find the change in time or length or even momentum. In the length contraction, the varying factor in the visual program is the length. When it shows that the length increases by a certain amount, then the time it takes for one light to get to the end increases giving the length a certain amount will be contracted.

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