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six-vector

six-vector

[′siks ‚vek·tər]
(relativity)
An antisymmetrical, second-rank tensor in Minkowski space; that is, a tensor whose components, Tμν, with μ,ν = 1,2,3,4, satisfy Tμν= -Tνμ; it has six independent components.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific & Technical Terms, 6E, Copyright © 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
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