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Limit on velocity in Minkowski Spacetime geometry
Let A be a rocket moving with velocity v.
Then the slope of its worldline in a spacetime diagram is given by c/v.
Since it is a slope, c/v = tan(theta) for some theta > 45 and theta < 90.
Does ...
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Stroboscope-and-telegraph problem
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Consider, in a suitably flat region, two straight lines which don't necessarily intersect. Let vector $\mathbf{x}$ point along one line, and vector $\mathbf{y}$ point along the other. Let ...
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Relativistic space-time geometry
What subject (suggest book titles, etc.) should I study to get a clear grasping of hypersurfaces, 2-surfaces, and integration on them, mostly in special relativity (I'm not messing with general ...
