Minkowski spacetime

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Etymology

Named after German mathematician Hermann Minkowski (1864–1909).

Noun

Minkowski spacetime (plural Minkowski spacetimes)

  1. (mathematics, relativity) A geometrically flat spacetime, i.e. one with zero curvature.

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