What the observer sees as contraction is actually a rotation of the observed object due to the optical wavefront compression. Watch the sign in the second part of the video.
On Tue, Mar 4, 2014 at 9:33 PM, H Veeder <hveeder...@gmail.com> wrote: > rotation of what? > > harry > > > On Tue, Mar 4, 2014 at 8:56 PM, Terry Blanton <hohlr...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> On Tue, Mar 4, 2014 at 8:03 PM, H Veeder <hveeder...@gmail.com> wrote: >> > Terry, >> > Is there something in particular about this video that I should apply to >> > my >> > example? >> >> I think it shows that length contraction is really rotation, not a >> physical change in the dimension traveled. >> >
