A snapshot of relativistic motion: visualizing the Terrell-Penrose effect

Abstract In 1959, Roger Penrose and James Terrell independently predicted that the Lorentz contraction of fast moving objects is not visible in a snapshot photograph. Rather, the object would appear rotated. This surprising effect has never been tested experimentally. Here we demonstrate the Terrell...

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Main Authors: Dominik Hornof, Victoria Helm, Enar de Dios Rodriguez, Thomas Juffmann, Philipp Haslinger, Peter Schattschneider
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2025-05-01
Series:Communications Physics
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s42005-025-02003-6
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