"Minkowski spacetime" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: Minkowski spacetimes [plural]
Etymology: Named after German mathematician Hermann Minkowski (1864–1909). Etymology templates: {{named-after/list|mathematician||||}} mathematician, {{!}} |, {{lang|en|Hermann Minkowski}} Hermann Minkowski, {{named-after|en|Hermann Minkowski|born=1864|died=1909|nat=German|occ=mathematician|wplink==}} Named after German mathematician Hermann Minkowski (1864–1909) Head templates: {{en-noun}} Minkowski spacetime (plural Minkowski spacetimes)
  1. (mathematics, relativity) A geometrically flat spacetime, i.e. one with zero curvature. Categories (topical): Higher-dimensional geometry, Mathematics, Relativity Related terms: light cone Translations (Translations): espaço-tempo de Minkowski [masculine] (Portuguese), простра́нство минко́вского (prostránstvo minkóvskovo) [masculine] (Russian)

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