Terrell rotation
Sign in to saveAlso known as Penrose–Terrell rotation, Penrose–Terrell effect, Penrose-Terrell rotation, Penrose-Terrell effect, Terrell–Penrose effect, Lampa–Terrell–Penrose effect, Terrel-Penrose effect, Lampa-Terrell-Penrose effect
in special relativity, the visual distortion of the appearance of a passing object moving at relativistic speeds
Wikidata facts
- Subclass of
- physical phenomenon
- Image
- Experimental visualization of the Terrell effect.png
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- time of discovery or invention
- 1959-00-00
- Commons category
- Terrell rotation
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