Minkowski spacetime interval
GPTKB entity
Statements (24)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:mathematical_concept
physical phenomenon |
| gptkbp:appearsIn |
gptkb:Minkowski_diagram
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| gptkbp:canBe |
lightlike
spacelike timelike |
| gptkbp:component |
spatial separation
time separation |
| gptkbp:definedIn |
gptkb:special_relativity
|
| gptkbp:describes |
separation between two events in spacetime
|
| gptkbp:dimensions |
four-dimensional
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| gptkbp:form |
s^2 = -(cΔt)^2 + (Δx)^2 + (Δy)^2 + (Δz)^2
|
| gptkbp:hasInvariant |
Lorentz transformation
|
| gptkbp:hasUnit |
meter squared
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Minkowski spacetime interval
|
| gptkbp:namedAfter |
gptkb:Hermann_Minkowski
|
| gptkbp:relatedTo |
causality
proper time spacetime proper distance |
| gptkbp:usedIn |
relativity theory
|
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Lorentz_transformations
gptkb:Lorentz_transformation |
| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
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