When objects move at relativistic speeds, some strange things happen. This is an attempt to explain some of the geometric distortions that occur.
A complete description of relativistic effects includes the following:
(These links are included for convenience. For the complete tour, click on the explanation link below.)
Start the explanation here.
Brief History of the discovery of relativistic effects.
I have tried to make these pages viewable in text based browsers; the text acting to explain the pictures throughly. However, I believe that in most cases, the pictures are still necessary.
Helen Cook
helenco@interchange.ubc.ca