In physics, a non-relativistic spacetime is any mathematical model that fuses n–dimensional space and m–dimensional time into a single continuum other...
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A spacetime diagram is a graphical illustration of locations in space at various times, especially in the special theory of relativity. Spacetime diagrams...
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a single four-dimensional continuum. Spacetime diagrams are useful in visualizing and understanding relativistic effects, such as how different observers...
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higher dimensions, with an arbitrary spacetime dimension d {\displaystyle d} , the definition of non-relativistic gravitational fields generalizes into...
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relativity, the curvature of spacetime causes frames to be locally inertial, but globally non-inertial. Due to the non-Euclidean geometry of curved space-time...
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the Lagrangian also makes the relativistic action functional proportional to the proper time of the path in spacetime. In covariant form, the Lagrangian...
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the mathematical divide between classical, quantum and relativistic physics.": ix Spacetime algebra is a vector space that allows not only vectors,...
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Minkowski space (redirect from Minkowski spacetime)
physics, Minkowski space (or Minkowski spacetime) (/mɪŋˈkɔːfski, -ˈkɒf-/) is the main mathematical description of spacetime in the absence of gravitation. It...
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In physics, curved spacetime is the mathematical model in which, with Einstein's theory of general relativity, gravity naturally arises, as opposed to...
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Taub–NUT spacetime Kasner spacetime Mixmaster spacetime Non-relativistic spacetime Spacetime symmetries Quantum spacetime Mueller, Thomas; Grave, Frank...
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Length contraction (redirect from Relativistic length contraction)
the geometrical interpretation of all relativistic effects by introducing his concept of four-dimensional spacetime. First it is necessary to carefully...
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physics, relativistic mechanics refers to mechanics compatible with special relativity (SR) and general relativity (GR). It provides a non-quantum mechanical...
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by the special theory of relativity. The relativistic Doppler effect is different from the non-relativistic Doppler effect as the equations include the...
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as well as atomic physics, chemistry and condensed matter physics. Non-relativistic quantum mechanics refers to the mathematical formulation of quantum...
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Quantum field theory (redirect from Relativistic quantum field theory)
account for the scattering of photons, resonance fluorescence and non-relativistic Compton scattering. Nonetheless, the application of higher-order perturbation...
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Wormhole (redirect from Spacetime shortcut)
A wormhole is a hypothetical structure connecting disparate points in spacetime, and is based on a special solution of the Einstein field equations. A...
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of the spatial part of the universe's spacetime metric tensor (which governs the size and geometry of spacetime). Within this framework, the separation...
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above is the ordinary non-relativistic momentum of the particle and m its rest mass. The four-momentum is useful in relativistic calculations because it...
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Mass in special relativity (redirect from Relativistic Mass)
body's relativistic energy. In contrast, "invariant mass" is usually preferred over rest energy. The measurable inertia and the warping of spacetime by a...
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Anti-de Sitter space (redirect from Anti-de Sitter spacetime)
situations, like relativistic speeds (light, in particular), or very large & dense masses. In general relativity, gravity is caused by spacetime being curved...
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Kerr metric (redirect from Kerr spacetime)
geometry of spacetime around an uncharged, spherically symmetric, and non-rotating body. The corresponding solution for a charged, spherical, non-rotating...
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Poincaré group (redirect from Relativistic invariance)
Hermann Minkowski (1908) as the isometry group of Minkowski spacetime. It is a ten-dimensional non-abelian Lie group that is of importance as a model in our...
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Two-dimensional space (section Relativistic)
Lorentzian surfaces look locally like a two-dimensional slice of relativistic spacetime with one spatial and one time dimension; constant-curvature examples...
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Lorentz transformation (category Spacetime)
six-parameter family of linear transformations from a coordinate frame in spacetime to another frame that moves at a constant velocity relative to the former...
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Special relativity (redirect from Relativistic spacetime)
University. Relativistic visual effects experienced through an interactive program. Spacetime travel A variety of visualizations of relativistic effects,...
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Energy–momentum relation (redirect from Relativistic energy-momentum equation)
energy–momentum relation, or relativistic dispersion relation, is the relativistic equation relating total energy (which is also called relativistic energy) to invariant...
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Klein–Gordon equation (redirect from Non-linear Klein–Gordon equation)
(Klein–Fock–Gordon equation or sometimes Klein–Gordon–Fock equation) is a relativistic wave equation, related to the Schrödinger equation. It is second-order...
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Relativistic rocket means any spacecraft that travels close enough to light speed for relativistic effects to become significant. The meaning of "significant"...
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Gödel metric (redirect from Gödel spacetime)
density of the dust grains, but this spacetime is an important pedagogical example. Like any other Lorentzian spacetime, the Gödel solution represents the...
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In general relativity, the pp-wave spacetimes, or pp-waves for short, are an important family of exact solutions of Einstein's field equation. The term...
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