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Special relativity


We should make things as simple as possible, but not simpler. — Albert Einstein

Lightcone animation and electric field of a fast moving proton


Light cone           A three-dimensional lightcone is animated by simultaneously sending off both a photon and a spaceship from the origin. Relativistic proton An electric field of a fast moving (relativistic) proton.

Galilean transformation of relative motions in Euclidean plane


Before diving into (special) relativity, let's first get acquainted with the so-called Galilean transformation.

Galilean space-time