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Lorentz invariance
(principle of relativity)
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Lorentz invariancehas transformation Lorentz transformationhas source: Hopkins, J. 1976 Glossary of Astronomy and Astrophysics, University of Chicago Press, 2001-09-27 09:33:54.0
is a principle of special relativityhas source: Greene, B. 1999 The Elegant Universe, W.W. Norton and Co., New York, 2001-09-27 09:33:54.0
has generalization equivalence principlehas source: Greene, B. 1999 The Elegant Universe, W.W. Norton and Co., New York, 2001-09-27 09:33:53.0
has synonym principle of relativity2001-09-27 09:33:53.0
has definition A law which states that laws of physics are identical for all observers moving at constant velocity relative to each other.has source: Lightman, A., Brawer, R. 1990 The Lives and Worlds of Modern Cosmologists, Harvard University Press, 2001-09-27 09:33:53.0
is an instance of law2001-09-27 09:33:53.0
lawhas discoverer2001-09-27 09:33:53.0
theoryhas validity correct or incorrect with caveats2001-09-27 09:33:53.0
has author or reasearch group2001-09-27 09:33:53.0
has domain a field of research2001-09-27 09:33:53.0
has date or a range of dates for which the theory was active2001-09-27 09:33:53.0