Physics – Classical Physics
Scientific paper
2004-12-07
Eur. J. Phys. 23 (2002) 103-110
Physics
Classical Physics
LaTeX, 14 pages, 6 figures, misprint corrected
Scientific paper
10.1088/0143-0807/23/2/302
Although many papers have appeared on the theory of photographing relativistically moving objects, pioneered by the classic work of Penrose and Terrell, three problems remain outstanding. (1) There does not seem to exist a general formula which gives the projection of a relativistically moving object, applicable to any object no matter how complicated, on a two-dimensional plane in conformity with Terrell's observation. (2) No resolution seems to have been provided for the associated so-called `train' paradox. (3) No analytical demonstration seems to have been offered on how the Lorentz contraction may be actually detected on a photograph. This paper addresses all of these three problems. The analysis does not require any more than trigonometry and elementary differentiation.
Manoukian Edouard Berg
Sukkhasena Seckson
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