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Chapter 6 includes the geometrical representation of spacetime. After defining light cone, some possible and impossible world lines are graphically discussed. The relationship between spacetime diagrams in two different frames is also discussed in the chapter. Also, the geometrical representation of simultaneity, length contraction and time dilation is shown.
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Rahaman, F. (2014). Geometric Interpretation of Spacetime. In: The Special Theory of Relativity. Springer, New Delhi. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-81-322-2080-0_6
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