# time dilation
Time dilation is one of special relativity's strangest predictions: moving clocks run slow, and simultaneity itself depends on your frame of reference. This tag collects the simulations that make that concrete. The Lorentz Transform — Minkowski Diagram and the standalone Minkowski Spacetime Diagram plot events on spacetime axes so you can see why observers disagree about "at the same time." Special Relativity — Time Dilation & Length Contraction lets you dial in a velocity and watch the effect scale, while the Twin Paradox works through the classic scenario of a traveling twin aging slower than the one who stayed home. Relativity of Simultaneity — Train & Lightning Thought Experiment and its companion, Relative Simultaneity, rebuild Einstein's own train-and-lightning example step by step.
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🧪 Simulations (6)
Simulations in this topic include Lorentz Transform — Minkowski Diagram, Special Relativity — Time Dilation & Length Contraction, Minkowski Spacetime Diagram, Twin Paradox — Special Relativity Time Dilation, Relativity of Simultaneity — Train & Lightning Thought Experiment and Relative Simultaneity — Einstein's Train & Lightning Thought Experiment.
⏱️ Facts about this collection
- 6 simulations are tagged time-dilation, all built around Einstein's special relativity.
- Two pairs cover the same idea from different angles: Lorentz Transform / Minkowski Spacetime Diagram both plot events on spacetime axes, and Relativity of Simultaneity / Relative Simultaneity both rebuild the train-and-lightning thought experiment.
- Twin Paradox — Special Relativity Time Dilation is the collection's classic worked example of differential aging between two observers.
- Special Relativity — Time Dilation & Length Contraction is the only simulation here that combines both of relativity's clock and ruler effects in one model.
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