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Light Speed! project is an interactive relativistic simulator. Light Speed! project is an interactive relativistic simulator.Light Speed! is an OpenGL-based program which illustrates the effects of special relativity on the appearance of moving objects. When an object accelerates past a few million meters per second, these effects begin to grow noticeable, becoming more and more pronounced as the speed of light is approached. These relativistic effects are viewpoint-dependent, and include shifts in length, object hue, brightness and shape.Here are some key features of "Light Speed":· Real-time interactive viewing· 3D object importer· Snapshot exporter· Special Relativity Scene (SRS) exporter· Reference geometry· Independent toggles for the four relativistic effects· Numerical camera location + target readout and input· Switchable background colorRequirements:· A Unix/Linux workstation running the X Window System· A fast CPU· OpenGL or Mesa3D libraries· GTK+ toolkit library Here are some key features of "Light Speed!": · Real-time interactive viewing · 3D object importer · Snapshot exporter · Special Relativity Scene (SRS) exporter · Reference geometry · Independent toggles for the four relativistic effects · Numerical camera location target readout and input · Switchable background color Requirements: · A Unix/Linux workstation running the X Window System · A fast CPU · OpenGL or Mesa3D libraries · GTK toolkit library
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