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Algebra / Time / Relativity / Minkowski spacetime / Tensors / Lorentz transformation / Metric tensor / Introduction to special relativity / Curvilinear coordinates / Physics / Mathematics / Special relativity
Date: 2011-12-09 20:36:36
Algebra
Time
Relativity
Minkowski spacetime
Tensors
Lorentz transformation
Metric tensor
Introduction to special relativity
Curvilinear coordinates
Physics
Mathematics
Special relativity

Set 6: Relativity The Metric • The metric defines a measure on a space, distance between points, length of vectors.

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