Inquiring Minds Lecture Series: Illustrated Special Relativity Through its Paradoxes

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alison.morain@physics.gatech.edu

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School of Physics & Center for Academic Enrichment Joint Public Talk:  Dr. John de Pillis, University of California, Riverside

Using basic linear algebra as a natural language of special relativity, and assuming very little knowledge of physics, we present a novel linear-algebraic derivation of the Lorentz transformation.  Through the geometry of Minkowski diagrams, we analyze properties and paradoxes of special relativity including the Twin paradox and the bug-rivet paradox.Dr. de Pillis is a renowned cartoonist and animator, and his new book entitled Illustrated Special Relativity Through its Paradoxes is a fusion of Linear Algebra, Graphics, and Reality.

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  • Created By: Alison Morain
  • Workflow Status: Published
  • Created On: Mar 25, 2014 - 12:14pm
  • Last Updated: Oct 7, 2016 - 10:07pm