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Paper experimentally demonstrates the Terrell–Penrose effect by capturing snapshot images of objects moving at relativistic speeds that appear rotated rather than length-contracted

The Terrell-Penrose effect states that the relativistic Lorentz contraction of fast-moving objects cannot be seen in a photograph, but it has never been verified due to the requirement of relativistic speeds of the moving object. Using femtosecond laser pulses and ultrafast photography, and virtually reducing the speed of light, the authors demonstrate the accuracy of this statement.

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