Minkowski space-time [mɪŋˈkɒfskɪ]
n
(Physics / General Physics) a four-dimensional space in which three coordinates specify the position of a point in space and the fourth represents the time at which an event occurred at that point
[named after Hermann Minkowski (1864-1909), Russian-born German mathematician]
Minkowski space-time (m n-kôk sk ) A four-dimensional space-time with no curvature, assumed in the theory of Special Relativity. The curved space-time of General Relativity appears to be a Minkowski space-time at any given point near an observer, much as the Earth appears basically flat in the vicinity of someone standing on a plain. Minkowski space-time is named for Russian-born German mathematician Hermann Minkowski (1864-1909). |
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