Ceperley, Peter2011-07-102011-07-102011-07-10https://hdl.handle.net/1920/6570This animation requires Adobe flashThis animation illustrates a thought experiment in the derivation of transforms for special relativity. This particular animation shows that lengths parallel to the motion must contract in order to be consistent with the speed of light being constant, independent of the viewer's reference frame.enPhysicsSpecial relativityLength contractionTechnical animationAnimation