Lorentz-Fitzgerald contraction
nounEtymology
Named after Hendrik Lorentz and George Francis FitzGerald.
Definitions
The decrease in length of a moving object in the direction of motion, measurable only at…
The decrease in length of a moving object in the direction of motion, measurable only at relativistic speeds.
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