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Minkowski space
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English
Etymology
Named after Hermann Minkowski (1864–1909), a German mathematician and professor.
Noun
en mathematics physics A four-dimensional real en vector space equipped with an en inner product of en signature (−,+,+,+) or (+,−,−,−), in which en special relativity is formulated en Higher-dimensional geometry
Hypernyms
pseudo-Euclidean space
Translations
four-dimensional vector space in which special relativity is formulated
Japanese: ja ミンコフスキー空間
Polish: pl przestrzeń Minkowskiego f
Swedish: sv Minkowskirum n
en eponyms
en Relativity