Relativistic mechanics (Symbols)¶
Symbols related to relativistic mechanics.
- lorentz_factor¶
Lorentz factor is a quantity expressing how much the measurements of time, length, and other physical properties change for an object while it moves.
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- Symbol:
gamma- Latex:
\(\gamma\)
- Dimension:
dimensionless
- spacetime_interval¶
The spacetime interval between two events in four-dimensional spacetime is the analog of the distance between two points in three-dimensional space. It has a property of being invariant under the change of reference frame.
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- Symbol:
s- Latex:
\(s\)
- Dimension:
length
- proper_time¶
Proper time along a timelike world line is defined as the time as measured by a clock following that line. The change in proper time, called proper time interval, between two events on a world line has the property of being Lorentz invariant and is independent of coordinates.
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- Symbol:
tau- Latex:
\(\tau\)
- Dimension:
time
- rest_mass¶
Rest mass, also called invariant mass, intrinsic mass, or proper mass, is the portion of the total mass of an object or a system of objects that is the same in all references frames related by Lorentz transformations.
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- Symbol:
m_0- Latex:
\(m_{0}\)
- Dimension:
mass
- proper_length¶
Rest length, or proper length, is the length of an object in the object’s rest frame.
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- Symbol:
l_0- Latex:
\(l_{0}\)
- Dimension:
length