File:Terrell Cube.gif
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English: Optical effects (Terrell rotation) distorting the appearance of a cube approaching closely to and then receding from an observer. The cube has sides one unit in length and is sliding directly South on a flat surface at a speed of 0.7 times the speed of light. The observer is situated at 0.72 times the cube height above the origin. On the right side of the display, the observer is facing directly North; on the left side the of the display, the observer is facing directly South. |
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| Author | Prokaryotic Caspase Homolog |
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| current | 02:02, 21 August 2026 | | 1,000 × 708 (2.28 MB) | wikimediacommons>Prokaryotic Caspase Homolog | Brought below 100 megapixel limit |
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