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special_relativity

Flexible graphics/animation generation for special relativity

Guided Tour

This guided tour contains demo modules that highlight how to use the specrel package in the context of real topics in special relativity. Each page interleaves code, diagrams, and explanation. The actual source code can be found in examples.

Table of Contents

  1. Spacetime Fundamentals
  2. Objects in Spacetime
  3. Lorentz Transformations
  4. Simultaneity
  5. Time Dilation and Length Contraction
  6. Velocity Addition
  7. Faster-than-light Travel
  8. Ladder Paradox
  9. Twin Paradox