Definition:Lorentz Transformation/Historical Note
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Historical Note on Lorentz Transformation
The Lorentz transformations replace the Galilean transformations when converting between inertial frames of reference in the special theory of relativity.
They show that the idea of the universality of time is invalid.
Sources
- 1998: David Nelson: The Penguin Dictionary of Mathematics (2nd ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): relativity
- 2008: David Nelson: The Penguin Dictionary of Mathematics (4th ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): relativity