Published 1984 | Version v1
Journal article Metadata-only

Four-vectors in Minkowski space

Creators

  • 1. Durham Univ. (UK)

Description

The coordinate-independent representation of four-vectors is developed and used to discuss familiar relativistic effects. (author)

Additional details

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Eur. J. Phys.
Journal Volume
5
Journal Issue
1
Series
Eur. J. Phys.
Journal Page Range
33-39
ISSN
0143-0807

INIS

Country of Publication
United Kingdom
Country of Input or Organization
United Kingdom
INIS RN
15057148
Subject category
S71: CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS, GENERAL PHYSICS;
Descriptors DEI
CONTRACTION; COORDINATES; DOPPLER EFFECT; LENGTH; LORENTZ TRANSFORMATIONS; MINKOWSKI SPACE; RELATIVITY THEORY; VECTORS; VELOCITY
Descriptors DEC
DIMENSIONS; FIELD THEORIES; MATHEMATICAL SPACE; SPACE; TENSORS