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Ftl-time-travel-equivalence.gif (323 × 402 pixels, file size: 6.57 MB, MIME type: image/gif, looped, 82 frames, 41 s)

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English: This animation illustrates how unrestricted FTL travel in special relativity allows a traveller to enter their own past light cone. An animated spacetime diagram of the trip is shown, with appropriate Lorentz transformations illustrated. I, the author of this image, hereby release it for use under the Creative Commons "Share Alike" license. --Christopher Thomas 06:04, 22 March 2007 (UTC)
Date 22 March 2007 (original upload date)
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Author The original uploader was Christopher Thomas at English Wikipedia.
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  • 2007-03-22 06:04 Christopher Thomas 323×402× (6892623 bytes) This animation illustrates how unrestricted FTL travel in [[special relativity]] allows a traveller to enter their own past [[light cone]]. An animated [[spacetime diagram]] of the trip is shown, with appropriate [[Lorentz transformation]]s

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