Statements (32)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:mathematical_concept
spacetime model |
| gptkbp:basisFor |
gptkb:special_relativity
|
| gptkbp:coordinates |
(ct, x, y, z)
Cartesian coordinates |
| gptkbp:describedBy |
gptkb:Lorentz_transformations
|
| gptkbp:describes |
flat spacetime
|
| gptkbp:dimensions |
4
four |
| gptkbp:generalizes |
pseudo-Riemannian manifold
|
| gptkbp:hasInvariantInterval |
spacetime interval
|
| gptkbp:hasMetricSignature |
(+,-,-,-)
(-,+,+,+) |
| gptkbp:hasSpecialCase |
gptkb:Riemannian_manifold
|
| gptkbp:hasSubgroup |
light cone
null surface spacelike hypersurface timelike line |
| gptkbp:hasTopology |
gptkb:Euclidean_topology
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Minkowski space
|
| gptkbp:namedAfter |
gptkb:Hermann_Minkowski
|
| gptkbp:signature |
(1,3)
(3,1) |
| gptkbp:symmetry |
gptkb:Poincaré_group
|
| gptkbp:usedIn |
gptkb:cosmology
gptkb:quantum_field_theory gptkb:special_relativity gptkb:theory_of_relativity gptkb:general_relativity_(locally) mathematical physics |
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Hermann_Minkowski
|
| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
4
|