Light clocks and spacetime

Science · Light clocks and spacetime · Middle School and High School

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About this simulation

The source special-relativity equations relate observer frames and spacetime coordinates. Diagrams use ideal inertial observers; gravitational effects are outside this model.

What students can explore

Explore relativistic timing and spacetime diagrams.

Learning objectives

1Explore relativistic timing and spacetime diagrams.

Questions teachers ask

What does this model represent?

The source special-relativity equations relate observer frames and spacetime coordinates. Diagrams use ideal inertial observers; gravitational effects are outside this model.

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