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Terrell rotation

in special relativity, the visual distortion of the appearance of a passing object moving at relativistic speeds
Class type of: physical phenomenon Q4491860

Facts

5 properties
Instance of
physical theory
Subclass of
physical phenomenon
Discoverer or inventor
Roger Penrose, Anton Lampa, Nelson James Terrell[3][4][5]
Named after
Roger Penrose, Nelson James Terrell[6][7]
Time of discovery or invention
1959[8]
🏷️ Also known as
en Lampa-Terrell-Penrose effect en Lampa–Terrell–Penrose effect en Penrose-Terrell effect en Penrose–Terrell effect en Penrose-Terrell rotation en Penrose–Terrell rotation en Terrell effect en Terrell–Penrose effect en Terrell-Penrose rotation en Terrell–Penrose rotation en Terrell rotation en Terrel-Penrose effect fr effet de Lampa-Terrell-Penrose fr effet de Penrose-Terrell fr effet de Terrell-Penrose fr rotation de Terrell he סיבוב טרל it rotazione di Terrell ko 테렐 회전 ru вращение Террелла
🔖 Identifiers · 3
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Experimental visualization of the Terrell effect.png ↗
Freebase ID
/m/04drrb
Microsoft Academic ID (discontinued)
2777957445

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Discoverer or inventor 2
Roger Penrose, Anton Lampa
Created notable works 1
Roger Penrose
Named after 1
Roger Penrose
Subclass of 1
physical phenomenon
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Summary

Terrell rotation is a physical theory[1]. It is a type of physical phenomenon[2].

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  1. 7d ago · MatSuBot bot · 2026-11-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → physical theory
    Discoverer or inventor → Roger Penrose, Anton Lampa, Nelson James Terrell
    Subclass of → physical phenomenon
    Named after → Roger Penrose, Nelson James Terrell
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