单词 | minkowski space-time |
释义 | Minkowski space-time/ (mɪŋˈkɒfskɪ) / nouna 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 Word Origin for Minkowski space-timeC20: named after Hermann Minkowski (1864–1909), Russian-born German mathematician Words nearby Minkowski space-timeminivet, mink, minke, minke whale, Minkowski, Minkowski space-time, Minkowski world, min-max, min min, Minn., Minna Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Scientific definitions for Minkowski space-timeMinkowski space-time [ mĭn-kôf′skē ] 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). The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved. |
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