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the factor, used in special relativity, to calculate the degree of time dilation, length contraction and relativistic mass of an object moving relative to an observer
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Lorentz factor — The Lorentz factor or Lorentz term appears in several equations in special relativity, including time dilation, length contraction, and the relativistic mass formula. Because of its ubiquity, physicists generally represent it with the shorthand… … Wikipedia
Lorentz — may refer to:In literature:* Friedrich Lorentz, author of works on the Pomeranian language * Pare Lorentz (1905 1992), American author and film directorIn physics:* Hendrik Lorentz (1853–1928), Dutch physicist and Nobel Prize winner * Lorentz… … Wikipedia
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Lorentz–Heaviside units — (or Heaviside–Lorentz units) for Maxwell s equations are often used in relativistic calculations. They differ from the equations in CGS units by a factor of sqrt {4 pi} in the definitions of the fields and electric charge. The units are… … Wikipedia
Lorentz ether theory — What is now called Lorentz Ether theory ( LET ) has its roots in Hendrik Lorentz s Theory of electrons , which was the final point in the development of the classical aether theories at the end of the 19th and at the beginning of the 20th century … Wikipedia
History of Lorentz transformations — The Lorentz transformations relate the space time coordinates, (which specify the position x , y , z and time t of an event) relative to a particular inertial frame of reference (the rest system ), and the coordinates of the same event relative… … Wikipedia
Hendrik Lorentz — Infobox Scientist name = Hendrik Antoon Lorentz imagesize = 180px birth date = birth date|1853|7|18 birth place = Arnhem, Netherlands death date = death date and age|1928|2|4|1853|7|18 death place = Haarlem, Netherlands nationality = Netherlands… … Wikipedia
