Lorentz factor¶

Lorentz factor, also known as Lorentz term or gamma factor, is a quantity that expresses how much the measurements of time, length, and other physical properties change for a body while it is moving.

Notation:

\(c\) (c) is speed_of_light.

Links:

Wikipedia.

lorentz_factor¶

lorentz_factor of the body.

Symbol:: gamma
Latex:: \(\gamma\)
Dimension:: dimensionless

speed¶

speed of the body.

Symbol:: v
Latex:: \(v\)
Dimension:: velocity

definition¶

gamma = 1 / sqrt(1 - v^2 / c^2)

Latex:: \[\gamma = \frac{1}{\sqrt{1 - \frac{v^{2}}{c^{2}}}}\]