Minkowski space

(noun)

A four dimensional flat space-time. Because it is flat, it is devoid of matter.

Related Terms

  • general relativity
  • metric

Examples of Minkowski space in the following topics:

  • The Relativistic Universe

    • In this case, the set is the space-time and the elements are points in that space-time.
    • A space-time with the $\eta$ metric is called Minkowski space and $\eta$ is the Minkowski metric.
    • Four-dimensional Minkowski space-time is only one of many different possible space-times (geometries) which differ in their metric matrix.
    • Thus, energy and momentum curves space-time.
    • Minkowski space is the special space devoid of matter, and as a result, it is completely flat.
  • The Impact of the Office Environment on Employee Communication

    • Work places are typically divided into three physical areas: work spaces, meeting spaces, and support spaces.
    • Small meeting space – An open or semi-open space for two to four persons, suitable for short, informal interaction
    • Filing space – An open or enclosed space for storing frequently used files and documents
    • Storage space – An open or enclosed space for storing commonly used office supplies
    • Circulation space – Space which is required for circulation on office floors, linking all major functions
  • Space

  • The Space Race

  • Personal Space

    • An example of the cultural determination of personal space is how urbanites accept the psychological discomfort of someone intruding upon their personal space more readily than someone unused to urban life.
    • Living in the city alters the development of one's sense of personal space.
    • Most people value their personal space and feel discomfort, anger, or anxiety when that space is encroached.
    • Permitting a person to enter personal space and entering somebody else's personal space are indicators of how the two people view their relationship.
    • Moreover, individual sense of space has changed historically as the notions of boundaries between public and private spaces have evolved over time.
  • A Geometrical Picture

    • Any vector in the null space of a matrix, must be orthogonal to all the rows (since each component of the matrix dotted into the vector is zero).
    • Therefore all the elements in the null space are orthogonal to all the elements in the row space.
    • In mathematical terminology, the null space and the row space are orthogonal complements of one another.
    • Similarly, vectors in the left null space of a matrix are orthogonal to all the columns of this matrix.
    • This means that the left null space of a matrix is the orthogonal complement of the column $\mathbf{R}^{n}$ .
  • Space

    • Space is conceived of differently in each medium.
    • Space is further categorized as positive or negative.
    • "Positive space" can be defined as the subject of an artwork, while "negative space" can be defined as the space around the subject.
    • Over the ages, space has been conceived of in various ways.
    • Define space in art and list ways it is employed by artists
  • Problems

    • Use special relativity (the Minkowski metric) to figure this out.
  • Spaces Associated with a linear system Ax = y

    • Now the column space and the nullspace are generated by $A$ .
    • What about the column space and the null space of $A^T$ ?
    • These are, respectively, the row space and the left nullspace of $A$ .
    • The nullspace and row space are subspaces of $\mathbf{R}^{m}$ , while the column space and the left nullspace are subspaces of $\mathbf{R}^{n}$ .
    • We can summarize these spaces as follows:
  • B.4 Chapter 4

    • Use special relativity (the Minkowski metric) to figure this out.
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