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- adjective Of or pertaining to Hermann Minkowski, the German
mathematician - adjective Of or pertaining to
Minkowski spacetime .
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Examples
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On page 420 of The Road to Reality Penrose is explaining how to calculate a path length in Minkowskian geometry for the Twin Paradox.
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But, in Minkowskian spacetime, the distance is ZERO.
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But, in Minkowskian spacetime, the distance is ZERO.
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The universe being one large wavefunction in Minkowskian spacetime down to the quantum level.
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What is NOT a Riemannian manifold is the familiar Lorentzian manifold of general relativity (of which the Minkowskian manifold of special relativity is a special case).
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What is NOT a Riemannian manifold is the familiar Lorentzian manifold of general relativity (of which the Minkowskian manifold of special relativity is a special case).
Bad Language: Metric vs Metric Tensor vs Matrix Form vs Line Element 2009
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I accept that Minkowskian Geometry describes the geometry of our observable universe.
Blind Faith? 2009
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If we rewind the tape of evolution, would Minkowskian geometry be an expected "solution"?
Convergence 2008
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When did the ability to do Minkowskian geometry, for instance, "work"?
Convergence 2008
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Or to expand on Pez's comment above, is not understanding Minkowskian geometry a "problem" that needed a "solution"?
Convergence 2008
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