The Pythagorean Theorems


Three-dimensional spacetime diagram comparing the Euclidean and hyperbolic Pythagorean Theorms.

A bouncing lightray on a moving train. One “tick” of the lightray is represented by the diagonal line along the lightcone. The vertical projection (top) yields the usual analysis of time dilation in terms of a Euclidean triangle; the corresponding hyperbolic triangle is obtained from the horizontal projection (right)

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