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|Full description=Light Speed! is an OpenGL-based program which illustrates the effects of special relativity on the appearance of moving objects. When an object accelerates past a few million meters per second, these effects begin to grow noticeable, becoming more and more pronounced as the speed of light is approached. These relativistic effects are viewpoint-dependent, and include shifts in length, object hue, brightness and shape. The moving object is, by default, a geometric lattice. 3D Studio and LightWave 3D objects may be imported as well. Best of all, the simulator is completely interactive, rendering the exotic distortions in real-time! | |Full description=Light Speed! is an OpenGL-based program which illustrates the effects of special relativity on the appearance of moving objects. When an object accelerates past a few million meters per second, these effects begin to grow noticeable, becoming more and more pronounced as the speed of light is approached. These relativistic effects are viewpoint-dependent, and include shifts in length, object hue, brightness and shape. The moving object is, by default, a geometric lattice. 3D Studio and LightWave 3D objects may be imported as well. Best of all, the simulator is completely interactive, rendering the exotic distortions in real-time! | ||
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|Related projects=Xplanet | |Related projects=Xplanet | ||
|Keywords=graphics,astronomy,Light Speed!,light speed,lightspeed,Open GL,physocs,relativity,speed of light | |Keywords=graphics,astronomy,Light Speed!,light speed,lightspeed,Open GL,physocs,relativity,speed of light | ||
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+ | |Last review by=Dan Munro | ||
+ | |Last review date=2017/11/26 | ||
|Submitted date=2011-04-01 | |Submitted date=2011-04-01 | ||
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Latest revision as of 21:54, 26 November 2017
Light Speed!
http://lightspeed.sourceforge.net/
Simulates a geometric lattice
Light Speed! is an OpenGL-based program which illustrates the effects of special relativity on the appearance of moving objects. When an object accelerates past a few million meters per second, these effects begin to grow noticeable, becoming more and more pronounced as the speed of light is approached. These relativistic effects are viewpoint-dependent, and include shifts in length, object hue, brightness and shape. The moving object is, by default, a geometric lattice. 3D Studio and LightWave 3D objects may be imported as well. Best of all, the simulator is completely interactive, rendering the exotic distortions in real-time!
Download
https://sourceforge.net/projects/lightspeed/files/lightspeed/1.2a/lightspeed-1.2a.tar.gz/download
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Leaders and contributors
Contact(s) | Role |
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Antony Searle | Contributor |
Richard G. Daniel | Maintainer |
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Bug Tracking,Developer,Support | mailto:skunk@mit.edu |
Software prerequisites
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Required to use | OpenGL or Mesa 3D; GTK+ 1.0.1 or later |
Required to build | GtkGLArea |
Weak prerequisite | libtiff |
Weak prerequisite | libpng |
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