lorentz-fitzgerald contraction

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Lorentz-Fitzgerald contraction
the decrease in length of a moving object in the direction of motion; measurable only at relativistic speeds
Lorentz-FitzGerald contraction
or space contraction In relativity physics, the shortening of an object along the direction of its motion relative to an observer. Dimensions in other directions are not contracted. This concept was proposed by the Irish physicist George F. FitzGerald (1851-1901) in 1889 and later independently developed by Hendrik Antoon Lorentz. Significant at speeds approaching that of light, the contraction results from the properties of space and time, not from compression, cooling, or any similar physical disturbance. See also time dilation
Lorentz-Fitzgerald contractions
plural form of Lorentz-Fitzgerald contraction
lorentz-fitzgerald contraction
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