Lorentz factor

English

Etymology

From its appearance in Lorentzian electrodynamics, Template:Named-after.

Noun

1. Template:Lb a factor arising in special relativity, to calculate the degree of time dilation, length contraction and relativistic mass of an object moving relative to an observer, defined as $(1-v^2/c^2{)}^{-0.5}$, where v and c are relative velocity and the speed of light, respectively

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