Relativity - Numerical illustrations

The u3a movement is a unique and exciting organisation which provides, through its u3as, life-enhancing and life-changing opportunities. Retired and semi-retired people come together and learn together, not for qualifications but for its own reward: the sheer joy of discovery!Please familiarise yourself with ourPrivacy Policybefore booking an event.

The Third Age Trust

Learn about the strange relativity effects in space and time, and how to calculate these with everyday maths

Einstein’s Special Theory of Relativity predicts strange effects in the behaviour of space and time as speed approaches that of light. Because of our restriction to comparatively low speeds, this behaviour is counterintuitive and has led to apparent paradoxes such as the pole-barn and twin paradoxes, of which, several versions are to be found on the internet.The talk will show how to simply calculate numerical values of times and distances for relativity situations such as a high speed journey to a distant star, and will show how the apparent paradoxes may be resolved.A﻿bout our speaker:David Price, from Bromley u3a, is a retired electronics engineer with a background in physics and an interest in relativity. This event is for u3a members only.Not a member? Find out more and <a href="https://u3a.org.uk/join" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">join here</a>

Relativity - Numerical illustrations

More events from The Third Age Trust

Follow organizers to get events picked for you

Relativity - Numerical illustrations

More events from The Third Age Trust

Follow organizers to get events picked for you

You might also like...

Browse more events with different dates, prices, and formats to find your next great experience.