13.4 Mb - Seeing
Relativity -
[BACKLIGHT.rm]
9.35 Mb - Visualising
Special Relativity - [VSR.rm]
Use the
links above to download both available teaching
videos in RealPlayer format. A commentary is available for the Seeing
Relativity video (BACKLIGHT.rm), and the Visualising
Special Relativity video (VSR.rm) is referred to in
the seminar page. Please bear in mind that the
original VHS videos total approximately 30 gigabytes
of data, and that in compressing by more than a
factor of one thousand substantial quality losses
have occurred. To see the broadcast quality
originals, follow the instructions below to order VHS
tapes.
The SEEING
RELATIVITY video is a 10 minute VHS educational
video, using photorealistic scenes to demonstarate
relativistic optics and special relativity in a
reduced speed of light scenario. Taking more than two
months to design and consuming over 500 hours of supercomputer time in its creation, the 19
gigabyte video represents the cutting edge of
relativity visualization. It additionally includes
the original 7 minute Visualising Special Relativity
video produced with an earlier version of BACKLIGHT.
A Commentary is available (in a
printer-friendly form) as a guide for those who have
a copy of the video, and as a prototype lecture for
use of the video in teaching applications. It will be
updated to reflect corrections, observations and
ideas of users. It will also give prospective
purchasers a scene-by-scene description of the
material contained in the videos.
SEEING
RELATIVITY (with Visualising Special Relativity) is
available from the Australian
National University Department of Physics and
Theoretical Physics on a cost-recovery basis for
AU$50 (approximately US$30 - follow this link to a currency
converter).
Selections from it may be seen on the Movies and Images pages. Selections of Visualising
Special Relativity may be downloaded (in Autodesk FLC
format) from the obsolete site.
The
preferred method of payment is by credit card.
Complete this order form and fax it to the ANU Department
of Physics and Thoretical Physics. All credit card
transactions will be handled by the Australasian Society for General
Relativity and Gravitation. Credit card details should not
be e-mailed due to security considerations.
Alternative arrangements, if necessary, may be
negotiated by contacting Antony Searle or Dr. Craig Savage.
