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Minkowski space
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Minkowski space
In
mathematical physics
,
Minkowski space
or
Minkowski spacetime
is a combination of
Euclidean space
and
time
into a four-dimensional
manifold
where the
spacetime interval
between any two
events
is independent of the
inertial frame of reference
in which they are recorded. Although initially developed by mathematician
Hermann Minkowski
for
Maxwell's equations
of electromagnetism, the mathematical structure of Minkowski spacetime was shown to be an immediate consequence of the
postulates of special relativity
.
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