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Lorentz transformation

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Lorentz transformation is a kind of coordinate transformation 2001-09-27 09:32:35.0
has definition The transformation which keeps the speed of light invariant between relativistic frames of reference. has source: Clark, S. 1997 Towards the Edge of the Universe, Wiley, 2001-09-27 09:32:35.0
has definition A transformation which enables one to relate the physical parameters describing an object when viewed in one frame of reference to those which are appropriate to an observer moving with a uniform velocity in that frame. has source: Hopkins, J. 1976 Glossary of Astronomy and Astrophysics, University of Chicago Press, 2001-09-27 09:32:35.0

Lorentz transformation	is a kind of coordinate transformation
	has definition The transformation which keeps the speed of light invariant between relativistic frames of reference.
	has definition A transformation which enables one to relate the physical parameters describing an object when viewed in one frame of reference to those which are appropriate to an observer moving with a uniform velocity in that frame.