Spacetime Converter
1.0 | Elliptics, Ltd. | Education

Release Date: 09/22/2008
Languages: English

Have you thought about how old you are - in meters?

Or how tall you are - in seconds?

Or how many miles it is until your next birthday?

Let's think out of the box, relativistically. While spacetime intervals are constant, length and time can be converted to each other. This calculator makes use of geometrized units (where the speed of light is unity) and lets you convert conveniently between length and time.

Is this a useful conversion tool in your day-to-day life? Probably not. But maybe it will let you think about the world a little differently. And amuse your friends and family at the same time!

For a technical reference, refer to "Gravitation", by Misner, Thorne and Wheeler, 1973, W.H. Freeman and Company, pp. 35-36.

To make things more accessible to the average user, we have tried to avoid displaying scientific notation in numbers as much as possible and, instead, make use of more common terms, such as "billions of miles" and "milliseconds".

A note to all the people who were nice enough to post reviews: We are definitely going to add the ability to choose different lengths and times for input (inches, hours, days, whatever). There will be a free upgrade after we add this. Thanks for your constructive reviews!

keywords: science, physics, space, time, relativity, calculator

TAGS: billions, constructive reviews, freeman and company, gravitation, misner, science physics, space time, speed of light, technical reference, thorne, time relativity, unity, w h freeman, scientific notation, friends and family, intervals, calculator, free upgrade, conversion tool

$0.99

★★★★½

0

Add Review   Send to Friend

Related Articles

06 Nov 2008 www.iphonenewswire.com iPhone App Avalanche 12: SpaceTime Converter, iSign, Elements ...

06 Nov 2008 hot-iphone.freehostia.com iphone app avalanche 12: spacetime converter, isign, elements ...

You need to login to post comments.



Featured Apps