Velocity
Speed v / c
0.6000 c
Presets
Options
Show Minkowski diagram
Animate clocks
Show proper time
Relativistic Values
Lorentz γ1.250
v / c0.600
Time ratio τ/t0.800
Length ratio L/L₀0.800
Relativistic p0.750 mc
Kinetic E0.250 mc²
γ = 1/√(1 − v²/c²)
Time dilation: t = γ·τ — moving clocks run slow.
Length contraction: L = L₀/γ — moving rulers shrink.
The Minkowski diagram shows world lines: the tilted axis belongs to the moving frame. Events simultaneous in one frame are not in another.
Time dilation: t = γ·τ — moving clocks run slow.
Length contraction: L = L₀/γ — moving rulers shrink.
The Minkowski diagram shows world lines: the tilted axis belongs to the moving frame. Events simultaneous in one frame are not in another.
Clock comparison — rest frame (left) vs moving frame (right)
Length contraction — rest ruler (top) vs contracted ruler
Minkowski spacetime diagram — ct vs x