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Warp Special Relativity Simulator

Warp Special Relativity Simulator

A program to illustrate the appearance of fast moving objects due to special relativity. Effects modeled are: the Lorentz contraction, optical aberration, the doppler red/blue shift, and the headlight effect.
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Material Type:
Simulation
Date Added to MERLOT:
November 14, 2002
Date Modified in MERLOT:
June 12, 2018
Author:
 
Submitter:
Kara Chiodo
Primary Audience:
High School, College General Ed
Technical Format:
Executable Program
Mobile Compatibility:
Not specified at this time
Technical Requirements:
Win 95/98/00/NT, OpenGL 1.1, 65k color display
Language:
English
Cost Involved:
No
Source Code Available:
No
Accessibility Information Available:
Unknown
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No

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