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Definition of the Lorentz factor γ. The Lorentz factor or Lorentz term (also known as the gamma factor [1]) is a dimensionless quantity expressing how much the measurements of time, length, and other physical properties change for an object while it moves. The expression appears in several equations in special relativity, and it arises in ...
In Minkowski's 1908 paper there were three diagrams, first to illustrate the Lorentz transformation, then the partition of the plane by the light-cone, and finally illustration of worldlines. [8] The first diagram used a branch of the unit hyperbola t 2 − x 2 = 1 {\textstyle t^{2}-x^{2}=1} to show the locus of a unit of proper time depending ...
{{Information |Description=Lorentz factor as a function of velocity. Graph created with KmPlot, edited with Inkscape. This is well enough, but it takes more than 1000 segments to draw the curve. I simplify it to 4 bézier arcs. |So: 12:53, 6 October 2007: 1,102 × 1,118 (195 KB) Egg: 12:23, 6 October 2007: 1,102 × 1,118 (195 KB) Egg ...
Lorentz factor as a function of speed (in natural units where c = 1). Notice that for small speeds (as v tends to zero), γ is approximately 1. In addition to the light clock used above, the formula for time dilation can be more generally derived from the temporal part of the Lorentz transformation. [28]
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English: Graph of alpha, the inverse of the Lorentz factor relating mass, time dialation, etc. to the velocity according to special relativity. Date 27 March 2016
is called the Lorentz factor and c is the speed of light in free space. Lorentz factor (γ) is the same in both systems. The inverse transformations are the same except for the substitution v → −v. An equivalent, alternative expression is: [3]
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