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DOI: 10.4230/DFU.SciViz.2010.289
URN: urn:nbn:de:0030-drops-27115
URL: http://dagstuhl.sunsite.rwth-aachen.de/volltexte/2010/2711/
Weiskopf, Daniel
A Survey of Visualization Methods for Special Relativity
Abstract
This paper provides a survey of approaches for special relativistic visualization. Visualization techniques are classified into three categories: Minkowski spacetime diagrams, depictions of spatial slices at a constant time, and virtual camera methods that simulate image generation in a relativistic scenario. The paper covers the historical outline from early hand-drawn visualizations to state-of-the-art computer-based visualization methods. This paper also provides a concise presentation of the mathematics of special relativity, making use of the geometric nature of spacetime and relating it to geometric concepts such vectors and linear transformations.
BibTeX - Entry
@InCollection{weiskopf:DFU:2010:2711,
author = {Daniel Weiskopf},
title = {{A Survey of Visualization Methods for Special Relativity}},
booktitle = {Scientific Visualization: Advanced Concepts},
pages = {289--302},
series = {Dagstuhl Follow-Ups},
ISBN = {978-3-939897-19-4},
ISSN = {1868-8977},
year = {2010},
volume = {1},
editor = {Hans Hagen},
publisher = {Schloss Dagstuhl--Leibniz-Zentrum fuer Informatik},
address = {Dagstuhl, Germany},
URL = {http://drops.dagstuhl.de/opus/volltexte/2010/2711},
URN = {urn:nbn:de:0030-drops-27115},
doi = {10.4230/DFU.SciViz.2010.289},
annote = {Keywords: Special Relativity, Minkowski, Spacetime, Virtual Camera}
}
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Special Relativity, Minkowski, Spacetime, Virtual Camera |
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Scientific Visualization: Advanced Concepts |
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2010 |
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02.08.2010 |
