Geometric diagram for relativistic addition of velocities
History and Philosophy of Physics
2015-06-22 v1 Metric Geometry
Abstract
A geometric diagram that allows one to visualize the Poincar\'e formula for relativistic addition of velocities in one dimension is presented. An analogous diagram representing the angle sum formula for trigonometric tangent is given.
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@article{arxiv.1408.2435,
title = {Geometric diagram for relativistic addition of velocities},
author = {Jerzy Kocik},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1408.2435},
year = {2015}
}
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3 pages, 8 figures