• DocumentCode
    506127
  • Title

    Visualizing relativistic effects in spacetime

  • Author

    Hsiung, Ping Kang ; Dunn, Robert H P

  • Author_Institution
    Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
  • fYear
    1989
  • fDate
    12-17 Nov. 1989
  • Firstpage
    597
  • Lastpage
    606
  • Abstract
    We have developed an innovative ray-tracing algorithm to describe Relativistic Effects in SpaceTime (“REST”). Our algorithm, called REST-frame, simulates a generalized world in Spacetime and gives the fine details implicit in the Special Theory of Relativity that have not yet been made apparent. These novel simulations disclose the non-intuitive realm of Special Relativity and, by visualization means, advance beyond the findings of past revelations concerning relativistic effects. Through the application of state-of-the-art computation technology and simulation techniques to earlier quests in Physics, REST-frame offers a flexible visualization tool to study some of the most exciting aspects of the natural world; particularly, the rich visual properties associated with the finite speed of light.
  • Keywords
    Relativistic effects; Visualization;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Supercomputing, 1989. Supercomputing '89. Proceedings of the 1989 ACM/IEEE Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Reno, NV, United States
  • Print_ISBN
    0-89791-341-8
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1145/76263.76331
  • Filename
    5348962