- Special Relativity
A conceptual development of the theory of special relativity.
http://www2.slac.stanford.edu/vvc/theory/relativity.html
(Added: Wed Jul 16 2003)
- About Mass-Energy Equivalence
A qualitative discussion of mass-energy equivalence and its consequences.
http://www.upscale.utoronto.ca/PVB/Harrison/SpecRel/MassEnergy.html
(Added: Thu Jul 17 2003)
- An Example of Time Dilation
The applet demonstrates that the clock in the spaceship goes more slowly than the two clocks of the system in which Earth and Pluto are motionless.
http://www.walter-fendt.de/ph14e/timedilation.htm
(Added: Tue Jul 15 2003)
- Consequences of Relativity
A discussion of consequences of the theory of relativity, including length contration, time dilation, mass-energy relation.
http://hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu/hbase/relativ/tdil.html
(Added: Thu Jul 17 2003)
- Galilean Transformation
An animations showing Galilean transformation of coordinates.
http://faculty.rmwc.edu/psheldon/webphysics/Modern/GalTran.htm
(Added: Wed Jul 16 2003)
- Gravitational red-shift
Illustration of the gravitational red-shift predicted by the General Theory of Relativity.
http://phyun5.ucr.edu/~wudka/Physics7/Notes_www/node99.html
(Added: Thu Jul 17 2003)
- Mass-Energy Equivalence and Black Holes
A qualitative discussion of mass-energy equivalence and its connection with black holes.
http://zebu.uoregon.edu/~js/ast123/lectures/lec12.html
(Added: Thu Jul 17 2003)
- More about Time Dilation
A qualitative discussion of time dilation in the frequently asked question format.
http://www2.slac.stanford.edu/vvc/faqs/faq2.html
(Added: Thu Jul 17 2003)
- Relativistic Length Contraction
An animated illustration of relativistic length contraction.
http://www.glenbrook.k12.il.us/gbssci/phys/mmedia/specrel/lc.html
(Added: Wed Jul 16 2003)
- Relativity on the World Wide Web
The purpose of these pages is to promote the appreciation and understanding of the special and general theories of relativity.
http://math.ucr.edu/home/baez/relativity.html
(Added: Wed Jul 16 2003)
- Relativity Tutorial
An illustrative discussion of the concepts of relativity and its consequences.
http://www.astro.ucla.edu/~wright/relatvty.htm
(Added: Wed Jul 16 2003)
- Space and Time in Special Relativity
This java applet invites you to the world of space and time in special relativity.
http://www.phy.ntnu.edu.tw/java/relativity/relativity.html
(Added: Wed Jul 16 2003)
- Space-Time Physics
A collection of animations, along with explainations, of various phenomena resulting from special relativity.
http://physics.berea.edu/~king/Teaching/ModPhys/Relativity/animations.htm#length
(Added: Wed Jul 16 2003)
- Special Relativity
A collection of various fun topics about special relativity.
http://casa.colorado.edu/%7Eajsh/sr/sr.shtml
(Added: Wed Jul 16 2003)
- The Lorentz Transformation
A java applet with geometrical demonstration of Lorentz transformations.
http://i5.nyu.edu/~mm64/java/lorentz.html
(Added: Wed Jul 16 2003)
- The Speed of Light - A Limit on Principle?
A thought provoking discussion of the limits on the speed of light and its relation to special relativity.
http://homepage.sunrise.ch/homepage/schatzer/space-time.html
(Added: Wed Jul 16 2003)
- Time Dilation
A qualitative discussion of time dilation along with some animations.
http://casa.colorado.edu/~ajsh/sr/time.html
(Added: Thu Jul 17 2003)
- Twin Paradox
An animated illustration of the twin paradox resulting from time dialation.
http://webphysics.davidson.edu/physletprob/ch10_modern/twin.html
(Added: Wed Jul 16 2003)
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