Lorentz transformation Comparison Table

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Lorentz transformation comparison table

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coordinate transformation transformation Method of relating observations from one frame of reference to another.

Lorentz transformation coordinate transformation 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.

Subject	is a kind of	has definition
coordinate transformation	transformation	Method of relating observations from one frame of reference to another.
Lorentz transformation	coordinate transformation	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.