152
edits
Changes
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
New page: Minkowski space is 4-dimensional Euclidean space (i.e., the set of points <math>(x,y,z,t)</math>) together with the metric: <math> c^2dt^2-dx^2-dy^2-dz^2 </math> A vector ''v'' in Minko...
Minkowski space is 4-dimensional Euclidean space (i.e., the set of points <math>(x,y,z,t)</math>) together with the metric:
<math>
c^2dt^2-dx^2-dy^2-dz^2
</math>
A vector ''v'' in Minkowski space is said to be time-like if <math>||v||^2 > 0</math>, light-like if <math>||v||^2 = 0</math> and space-like if <math>||v||^2 < 0</math>. The isometries of Minkowski space are the [[Lorentz transformation]]s.
<math>
c^2dt^2-dx^2-dy^2-dz^2
</math>
A vector ''v'' in Minkowski space is said to be time-like if <math>||v||^2 > 0</math>, light-like if <math>||v||^2 = 0</math> and space-like if <math>||v||^2 < 0</math>. The isometries of Minkowski space are the [[Lorentz transformation]]s.