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Noun Concept
Categories: Special relativity, Equations of physics, Hermann Minkowski, Lorentzian manifolds, Geometry
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Minkowski space  Minkowski spacetime  flat spacetime  geometry of special relativity  lightlike
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In mathematical physics, Minkowski space combines inertial space and time manifolds with a non-inertial reference frame of space and time into a four-dimensional model relating a position to the field. Wikipedia
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In mathematical physics, Minkowski space combines inertial space and time manifolds with a non-inertial reference frame of space and time into a four-dimensional model relating a position to the field. Wikipedia
The mathematical setting for special relativity Wikipedia Disambiguation
Mathematical space setting which eases explanation of special relativity Wikidata
A four-dimensional real vector space equipped with an inner product of signature (−,+,+,+) or (+,−,−,−), in which special relativity is formulated. Wiktionary
Four-dimensional vector space in which special relativity is formulated. Wiktionary (translation)
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vector space
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Minkowski
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Minkowski
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Minkowski space
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Minkowski spacetime
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Minkowski space
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flat spacetime, geometry of special relativity, lightlike, Lightlike separation, Lm distance, Locally flat spacetime, Minkowski inner product, Minkowski metric, Minkowski metric tensor, Minkowski metrics, Minkowski signature, Minkowski Space, Minkowski space-time, Minkowski spacetime, Minkowski tensor, Minkowskian, Minkowskian geometry, Minowski space, null vector (Minkowski space), One timelike dimension, spacelike vector, timelike vector
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Minkowski geometry, Minkowski space

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