Relativity Calculator
Explore the effects of special relativity including time dilation, length contraction, and velocity transformation. This calculator helps analyze how motion at relativistic speeds (close to the speed of light) affects time, distance, and observed velocities in different reference frames.
Formulas Used
- Lorentz Factor: γ = 1 / √(1 − v²/c²)
- Time Dilation: t = t₀ × γ
- Length Contraction: L = L₀ / γ
- Velocity Transformation: u' = (u − v) / (1 − uv/c²)
- Speed Limit: v < c (speed of light)
Use Cases
- - Understanding time dilation in high-speed travel
- - Space travel and astrophysics simulations
- - Particle physics and high-energy experiments
- - Relativistic velocity calculations
- - Physics education and conceptual learning