Minkowski diagram
The collision in shown in this Minkowski diagram in
one spatial dimension.
The tangent of the angle formed by lines x x' is equal to
v/c. The same for the angle formed by lines t tī.
Disponible en espaņol
Relativistic collision |
Non relativistic treatment
Instructions
Scroll bar selects the velocity of the left particle; this
velocity is also the displacement velocity of one system
with respect to the other.
Vel B Is the B particle velocity (the one at the
left).
v Es la velocidad de desplazamiento de un sistema
con respecto al otro.