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
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