lightlike

English edit

Etymology edit

light +‎ -like

Adjective edit

lightlike (comparative more lightlike, superlative most lightlike)

(mathematics) (of a four-vector) Having a space component whose magnitude is equal to its time component multiplied by the speed of light.

Translations edit

having a space component equal to its time component multiplied by the speed of light

German: lichtartig

See also edit

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