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Minkowski space en · NOUN

Etymology

Named after Hermann Minkowski (1864–1909), a German mathematician and professor.

Meanings

  1. A four-dimensional real vector space equipped with an inner product of signature (−,+,+,+) or (+,−,−,−), in which special relativity is formulated

Forms

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Hypernyms

pseudo-Euclidean space

Translations (3)

sv Minkowskirum (four-dimensional vector space in which special relativity is formulated) · ja ミンコフスキー空間 (four-dimensional vector space in which special relativity is formulated) · pl przestrzeń Minkowskiego (four-dimensional vector space in which special relativity is formulated)

wikipedia: Hermann Minkowski