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Minkowski metric |
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Minkowski metric [miŋ′kȯf·skē ′me·trik] (relativity) The metric tensor of the Minkowski space-time used in special relativity; it is a 4 × 4 matrix whose nonzero entries lie on the diagonal, with one entry (corresponding to the time coordinate) equal to 1, and three entries (corresponding to space coordinates) equal to -1; sometimes, the negative of this matrix is used. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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