Exploring the Weirdness of Lorentz Transformations and Special Relativity in 4D

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In summary, Lorentz Transformations and Special Relativity in 4D are essential concepts in modern physics that explore the peculiarities of time and space. These theories, developed by Albert Einstein in the early 20th century, revolutionized our understanding of the universe and laid the foundation for many scientific advancements. They describe how measurements of time and space change when observed from different reference frames and how objects appear to contract and time appears to slow down at high speeds. This has led to groundbreaking discoveries such as the famous equation E=mc² and has challenged our traditional notions of time and space. Overall, the study of Lorentz Transformations and Special Relativity in 4D continues to amaze and perplex scientists and laypeople alike
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Hi, I'm Paige. I'm autistic and pathologically shy--though not when online for some reason.

I'm interested in special relativity, topology, and metric spaces. I'm sure the universe is not simply-connected. I also feel that since mass is momentum in the direction of future time, that all the weirdness of Lorentz transformations just disappear when you think in 4D and stop thinking of yourself as stationary, at all, ever--even in your own inertial rest frame. All the time dilation and bizarro paradoxes are just a result of observing everything from essentially, a moving flatbed train car.

If past is indeed prologue, I'll be thrown out because I'm emotionally retarded (autistic), and I won't know why. But until then, I look forward to learning from you.
 
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Welcome to PhysicsForums, Paige. Clever username! :smile:

Be sure to read over the PF rules (see INFO at the top of the page), especially the parts about "no speculation" and that we discuss mainstream science here. You'll do fine as long as you ask questions and post links to the reading you've been doing so far to try to answer your questions.

Enjoy PF! :smile:
 

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