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View SchemaSpecial Relativity properties from Minkowski diagrams
| Authors | Nilton Penha, Bernhard Rothenstein |
|---|---|
| Categories | |
| ArXiv ID | physics/0703002 |
| URL | https://arxiv.org/abs/physics/0703002 |
Abstract
This paper has pedagogical motivation. It is not uncommon that students have great difficulty in accepting the new concepts of standard special relativity, since these seem contrary to common sense. Experience shows that geometrical or graphically exposition of the basic ideas of relativity theory improves student understanding of the algebraic expressions of the theory. What we suggest here may complement standard textbook approaches.
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