Timeline for Einstein's postulates $\leftrightarrow$ Minkowski space for a Layman
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| S Jan 27, 2018 at 15:05 | history | suggested | Martin | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Nov 2, 2014 at 18:36 | comment | added | Ron Maimon | @Arafat: I invented this proof to teach relativity, it's not difficult at all though. The proof is interesting because it applies Euclidean techniques in a case where we have zero intuition, so that all the implicit assumptions hidden in traditional Euclid style proofs are revealed. The middle parallelogram square has side length c, so it's area is $c^2$. The implicit assumption is that area in space-time is invariant under the transformation to a moving frame, an equivalent implicit assumption appears in Euclidean proofs of the pythagorean theorem. | |
| Jun 20, 2014 at 15:15 | comment | added | Self-Made Man | Can you give a more mathematical reason why the area of the parallelogram is $c^2$ Dose it corresponds to the minus sign in the Pythagoras's Theorem? | |
| Jun 20, 2014 at 15:12 | comment | added | Self-Made Man | Awesome proof. Did you invented it? If not please give me some external link @RonMaimon | |
| Aug 16, 2011 at 13:41 | comment | added | Ron Maimon | This is the Minkowski version of the Chinese proof of the Pythagorean theorem. | |
| Aug 16, 2011 at 7:32 | comment | added | Scott Carnahan | Why is the theorem Chinese? | |
| Aug 16, 2011 at 6:34 | history | edited | Ron Maimon | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Aug 16, 2011 at 6:05 | comment | added | Stan Liou | "Chinese Minkowski Pythagorean theorem" ... is awesome. | |
| Aug 16, 2011 at 5:57 | history | edited | Ron Maimon | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Aug 16, 2011 at 5:46 | history | answered | Ron Maimon | CC BY-SA 3.0 |