In relativistic physics, a velocity-addition formula is an equation that specifies how to combine the velocities of objects in a way that is consistent...
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spherical trigonometry. It can also be related to the relativistic velocity addition formula. Describing relations of hyperbolic geometry, Franz Taurinus showed...
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{1}{\sqrt {1+{\frac {|\mathbf {w} |^{2}}{c^{2}}}}}}} . This formula provides a proper velocity gyrovector space model of hyperbolic geometry that uses a...
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Rapidity (category Velocity)
Einstein's velocity-addition formula. For low speeds, rapidity and velocity are almost exactly proportional but, for higher velocities, rapidity takes a...
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the velocity of light in a moving medium is calculated, in the velocity-addition formula of special relativity. Einstein's theory of general relativity...
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in which it corresponds to the relativistic velocity-addition formula when restricted to small velocities. Although it is referred to as the Fizeau experiment...
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Special relativity (redirect from Relativistic velocities)
directions in space by decomposing the velocity vectors to their components in these directions. See Velocity-addition formula for details. The composition of...
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Lorentz factor (section Series expansion (velocity))
{1-\left({\frac {v}{c}}\right)^{2}}}={\sqrt {1-{\beta }^{2}}};} see velocity addition formula. Given below is a list of Lorentz formulae: The Lorentz transformation:...
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vector addition in the Beltrami–Klein model can be given by the velocity addition formula. In order for the formula to generalize to vector addition in hyperbolic...
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Lie derivatives; Velocity-addition formula, Coriolis; Objectivity" by Gilles Leborgne, April 7, 2021: "Part IV Velocity-addition formula and Objectivity"[permanent...
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Four-momentum (section Relation to four-velocity)
physicists throwing billiard balls, utilizing knowledge of the velocity addition formula and assuming conservation of momentum. This too gives only the...
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Faster-than-light (category Velocity)
gives the correct velocity-addition formula for computing such relative velocity. It is instructive to compute the relative velocity of particles moving...
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Representation theory of the Lorentz group Principle of relativity Velocity-addition formula Algebra of physical space Relativistic aberration Prandtl–Glauert...
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{\displaystyle t'} , from which the transformation of three-velocity (also called velocity-addition formula) between u {\displaystyle \mathbf {u} } and u ′ {\displaystyle...
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In physics, angular velocity (symbol ω or ω → {\displaystyle {\vec {\omega }}} , the lowercase Greek letter omega), also known as the angular frequency...
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continuum mechanics: Motions, Eulerian and Lagrangian functions; Deformation gradient; Lie derivatives; Velocity-addition formula, Coriolis; Objectivity....
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directions, the relativistic formula for relative velocity is similar in form to the formula for addition of relativistic velocities. v B | A = v B − v A 1...
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proper. Also, Poincaré is the first to describe the relativistic velocity-addition formula – implicitly in his publication and explicitly in his letter to...
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acquiring a velocity component in that direction in addition to its random thermal velocity. As a result, there is a definite small drift velocity of electrons...
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Lorentz's formulas for the transformations of charge density and current density (which implicitly contained the relativistic velocity-addition formula, which...
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which is identical with the relativistic velocity addition formula by interpreting the coordinates as velocities and by using the rapidity: sinh a k cosh...
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Thomas precession (section Extracting the formula)
correction arising from frame-dragging, the Lense–Thirring precession. Velocity-addition formula Relativistic angular momentum Holonomy Explicitly, using vector...
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he used an early form of four-vectors. He also formulated the velocity addition formula, which he had already derived in unpublished letters to Lorentz...
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enough energy, everywhere to infinity becomes accessible. The formula for escape velocity can be derived from the principle of conservation of energy....
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could have been anticipated from the formula for a simple boost in the x-direction, and for the relative velocity vector 1 c t x = w c = β = ( x 1 c t...
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}}a+b<1\\1&{\mbox{otherwise.}}\end{cases}}} Einstein sum (compare the velocity-addition formula under special relativity) ⊥ H 2 ( a , b ) = a + b 1 + a b {\displaystyle...
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relativistic velocity addition formulas must be used, which can be derived from Lorentz transformations between different frames of reference. These formulas are...
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addition operation is central to classical mechanics, in which velocities, accelerations and forces are all represented by vectors. Matrix addition is...
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simultaneity, length contraction, time dilation, the relativistic velocity addition formula, the relativistic Doppler effect, relativistic mass, a universal...
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Time dilation (redirect from Velocity time dilation)
in elapsed time as measured by two clocks, either because of a relative velocity between them (special relativity), or a difference in gravitational potential...
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