Lorentz factor
nounEtymology
From its appearance in Lorentzian electrodynamics, named after Dutch physicist Hendrik Lorentz.
Definitions
a factor arising in special relativity, to calculate the degree of time dilation, length…
a factor arising in special relativity, to calculate the degree of time dilation, length contraction and relativistic mass of an object moving relative to an observer, defined as (1-v²/c²)^(-0.5), where v and c are relative velocity and the speed of light, respectively
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