Space-Time Geometry

Synopsis: Investigates the properties of space-time geometry, based on Einstein’s postulate of the constancy of the speed of light in all intertial frames of reference, which is illustrated. A studio simulation with ‘slow light’ shows that time dilations are significant at near-light speeds. A symmetric dialogue between two co-moving studio ‘observers’ establishes the mathematical relationship between their space-time co-ordinate systems.
Series: Introduction to Pure Mathematics, Course M203
Language: English
Country: Great Britain
Medium: Video; Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 24 min.
Year of production: 1979
Availability: OUT OF DISTRIBUTION
Subjects: Mathematics
Keywords: pure mathematics; space-time concepts

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