PERIMETER INSTITUTE RECORDED SEMINAR ARCHIVE
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Special Relativity 7 - Minkoskian Geometry Speaker(s): Richard Epp
Abstract: Space obeys the rules of Euclidean geometry. Spacetime obeys the rules of a new kind of geometry called Minkoskian geometry.
Learning Outcomes: • Triangles in spacetime obey a Pythagoras-like theorem, but with an unusual minus sign. • The true nature of time as geometrical distance in spacetime. • How to analyse and resolve the Twins’ Paradox using spacetime diagrams in combination with Minkowskian geometry. Date: 12/08/2008 - 9:00 am
Collection: ISSYP Virtual
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