minkowski space-time
11Time in physics — In physics, the treatment of time is a central issue. It has been treated as a question of geometry. One can measure time and treat it as a geometrical dimension, such as length, and perform mathematical operations on it. It is a scalar quantity… …
12Minkowski, Hermann — ▪ German mathematician born June 22, 1864, Aleksotas, Russian Empire [now in Kaunas, Lithuania] died Jan. 12, 1909, Göttingen, Germany German mathematician who developed the geometrical theory of numbers and who made numerous contributions… …
13Space (mathematics) — This article is about mathematical structures called spaces. For space as a geometric concept, see Euclidean space. For all other uses, see space (disambiguation). A hierarchy of mathematical spaces: The inner product induces a norm. The norm… …
14space — 1. noun /speɪs/ a) The intervening contents of a volume. If it be only a Single Letter or two that drops, he thruſts the end of his Bodkin between every Letter of that Word, till he comes to a Space: and then perhaps by forcing thoſe Letters… …
15Minkowski — n. family name; Hermann Minkowski (1864 1909), German mathematician (born in Russia) who developed the concept of four dimensional space time …
16Minkowski — noun German mathematician (born in Russia) who suggested the concept of four dimensional space time (1864 1909) • Syn: ↑Hermann Minkowski • Instance Hypernyms: ↑mathematician * * * /ming kawf skee, kof /, n. Hermann /herr meuhn/; Ger. /herdd… …
17Minkowski addition — The red figure is the Minkowski sum of blue and green figures. In geometry, the Minkowski sum (also known as dilation) of two sets A and B in Euclidean space is the result of adding every element of …
18Minkowski world — Math. a four dimensional space in which the fourth coordinate is time and in which a single event is represented as a point. Also called Minkowski universe. [named after H. MINKOWSKI] * * * …
19Minkowski world — /mɪnˌkɒfski ˈwɜld/ (say min.kofskee werld) noun a four dimensional space in which the fourth coordinate is time and in which a single element is presented as a point. Also, Minkowski universe. {from Herman Minkowski, 1864–1909, German… …
20Minkowski world — Math. a four dimensional space in which the fourth coordinate is time and in which a single event is represented as a point. Also called Minkowski universe. [named after H. MINKOWSKI] …
