The Relativistic Factor Gamma is the additional factor that results from moving reference frames within the Lorentz Transformation and is integral to the theory of relativity.
The Relativistic Factor Gamma involves the ratio of the speed of the moving object to the speed of light in vacuum and always has a value greater than 1.
SIMULTANEITY
⚜ What is Simultaneity? ⚜
Simultaneity states that two events that occur simultaneously in one reference frame are not simultaneous in another reference frame that is moving with respect to the first reference frame.
Simultaneity also infers that Time itself is not absolute.
TIME DILATION
⚜ What is Time Dilation? ⚜
In relativity, a time interval that passes in a moving reference frame is found by an observer at rest to be greater by the factor Gamma than that same time interval measured in the reference frame at rest. This is call Time Dilation, as the observer in the reference frame at rest will see a longer time.
As a result of Time Dilation, a person travelling close to the speed of light in a moving reference frame will experience time pass slower relative to that of the observer at rest and so will appear to age slower. This means that a twin travelling to the stars and back will be younger than their earthly twin upon return.
LENGTH CONTRACTION
⚜ What is Length Contraction? ⚜
In relativity, a length measured in a moving reference frame is found by an observer at rest to be greater by the factor Gamma than that same length measured in a reference frame at rest. This is called Length Contraction, as the observers in the moving reference frame will see a shorter length.
SPACETIME MINKOWSKI DIAGRAM
⚜ What is a Spacetime Minkowski Diagram? ⚜
A Minkowski Diagram is used to represent events in Spacetime, which is simply a graph of distance versus the product of time and the speed of light.
In Relativity, both space and time are needed to represent the occurence of an event.
Time as a fourth dimension is a result of Spacetime.
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RELATIVISTIC MOMENTUM
⚜ What is Relativistic Momentum? ⚜
In Newtonian mechanics, linear momentum is the product of the mass and velocity.
In Relativity, relativistic momentum is scaled by the Relativistic Factor Gamma due to the relativistic effects of a moving reference frame.
RELATIVISTIC KINETIC ENERGY
⚜ What is Relativistic Kinetic Energy? ⚜
Kinetic Energy in Newtonian mechanics is the product of the one half the product of mass and the square of the velocity.
In Relativity, the Kinetic Energy is scaled by the Relativistic Factor Gamma due to the relativistic effects of a moving reference frame.
MASS AND ENERGY EQUIVALENCE
⚜ What is Mass and Energy Equivalence? ⚜
In relativity, mass and energy are considered equivalent and can be converted one into the other. Energy is another way of saying the ability to do Work.
This is similar to heat and energy being equivalent in classical physics, where heat can be converted into energy and do work and vice versa.
RELATIVITY AND ELECTROMAGNETISM
⚜ What is Relativity And Electromagnetism? ⚜
Relativity describes a magnetic field as simply an electric field observed in a reference frame moving relative to the electric field, such as with the magnetic field around a conductor carrying an electric current.
Relativity does not describe the magnetism of a physical stationary magnet on a stationary iron nail or the lack of magnetism on an aluminum nail. That is associated with the Spin of particles within an atom.
