Lorentz boost

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:mathematical_concept
Lorentz transformation
gptkbp:affects space-time coordinates
gptkbp:commutesWith rotations (in some cases)
gptkbp:describes change of reference frame moving at constant velocity
gptkbp:doesNotCommuteWith other Lorentz boosts (in general)
gptkbp:hasInverse Lorentz boost in opposite direction
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Lorentz boost
gptkbp:involves length contraction
time dilation
gptkbp:mathematicallyRepresentedBy gptkb:group_of_people
gptkbp:memberOf gptkb:Lorentz_group
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:Hendrik_Lorentz
gptkbp:parameter velocity
rapidity
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:special_relativity
gptkbp:preserves gptkb:Minkowski_metric
speed of light
gptkbp:relatedTo inertial frames
gptkbp:usedIn physics
relativity theory
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Lorentz_transformations
gptkb:Lorentz_transformation
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5