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'''Lorentz transformations''' form the group of linear [[isometries]] of [[Minkowski space]]. | '''Lorentz transformations''' form the group of linear [[isometries]] of [[Minkowski space]]. | ||
| − | In [[physics]], a Lorentz transformation is the conversion of space and time between two different inertial frames of reference. | + | In [[physics]], a Lorentz transformation is the conversion of space and time between two different [[Inertial reference frame|inertial frames of reference]]. |
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| + | According to [[Einstein]] the principles of [[Special Relativity]] are mathematically expressed by Lorentz transformations owing to which it is possible to transform equations for mechanical and electromechanical phenomena between inertial systems.<ref>{{cite book | ||
| + | |author=Michal Andrle | ||
| + | |title=Whitheadova Filosofie Přírody | ||
| + | |publisher=Charles University | ||
| + | |location=Prague | ||
| + | |isbn=978-80-87378-22-9 | ||
| + | |pages=155 | ||
| + | |quote= | ||
| + | |language=Czech}}</ref> | ||
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| + | ==References== | ||
| + | <references/> | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
*[http://www.relativitycalculator.com/Minkowski_special_relativity_geometry.shtml Deriving Lorentz transformation by Minkowski geometry ] | *[http://www.relativitycalculator.com/Minkowski_special_relativity_geometry.shtml Deriving Lorentz transformation by Minkowski geometry ] | ||
| + | == See also == | ||
| + | *[[Albert Einstein]] | ||
| + | *[[Hendrik Lorentz]] | ||
[[Category:Mathematics]] | [[Category:Mathematics]] | ||
[[Category:Physics]] | [[Category:Physics]] | ||
Revision as of 20:30, October 8, 2012
Lorentz transformations form the group of linear isometries of Minkowski space.
In physics, a Lorentz transformation is the conversion of space and time between two different inertial frames of reference.
According to Einstein the principles of Special Relativity are mathematically expressed by Lorentz transformations owing to which it is possible to transform equations for mechanical and electromechanical phenomena between inertial systems.[1]
References
- ↑ Michal Andrle. Whitheadova Filosofie Přírody (in Czech). Prague: Charles University, 155. ISBN 978-80-87378-22-9.