fosler@inmet.UUCP (02/26/88)
> A long time ago I read about a program developed at MIT that performed > 3-D simulations of objects traveling near the speed of light...It was > so long ago...It produced weirdly drooping lampposts when traveling > down a street. Does anything like that exist for the PC?... There does exist a relativity program for both the PC and the MAC. The program is called Simulate Special Relativity, and it allows you to display different objects at speeds up to c. The MAC version supports large screens. The PC version requires a CGA or downward compatible (like EGA or VGA) video board. The program comes with a number of predefined 3-D objects, including a street with lampposts, rockets, and other geometric shapes; plus you can define your own shapes. And the simulation of the street does cause the lampposts to droop as you travel down the street. If you would like more information, contact Piricle Development Co., 11140 Rockville Pike, Suite L-314, Rockville, MD 20852, or call (301)468-5734. Either version costs $39.95 + 1.60 s&h(US), 3.40 (foreign). The program comes with a relativity tutorial.