Space-time is the fundamental concept of the theory of relativity, a truly fusion of space and time with striking consequences. We present this idea in a very visual way.
par Stéphane Durand
Animations and computer graphics : Steve Michaud
Shooting and video editing : Maxime Blaquière
Musique : Matt Herskowitz
Translation and English voice : Donald Dodier
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To learn more about the spacetime concept and how it explains phenomena such as the slowdown of time and the contraction of lengths, you may consult the site "La relativité animée" (in French only for now but the English version is coming soon) :
http://espace.cegepmontpetit.c...
Or you can see directly its video content here :
http://espace.cegepmontpetit.c...
This way of presenting Special Relativity (with an Euclidian spacetime) was first published as an "interactive" book in 1999 :
http://www.crm.umontreal.ca/~durand/livre.html
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The video above (What is space-time?) is the French translation of this one :
https://www.youtube.com/watch?...
which is itself part of a series of 18 short videos about the physics of Time Travel :
http://voyages-temps.cegepmont...
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The site of Stephane Durand :
http://www.crm.umontreal.ca/~durand
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