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physics.pop-ph2009★ 1 cited
Science, Art and Geometrical Imagination
J. -P. Luminet
From the geocentric, closed world model of Antiquity to the wraparound universe models of relativistic cosmology, the parallel history of space representations in science and art i…
gr-qc2009
Time, Topology and the Twin Paradox
J. -P. Luminet
The twin paradox is the best known thought experiment associated with Einstein's theory of relativity. An astronaut who makes a journey into space in a high-speed rocket will retur…
astro-ph.CO2009★ 25 cited
Relativistic tidal compressions of a star by a massive black hole
M. Brassart, J. -P. Luminet
Aims: We investigate the stellar pancake mechanism during which a solar-type star is tidally flattened within its orbital plane passing close to a 10^6 solar masses black hole. We…