Lorentz-Fitzgerald contraction

English

Etymology

Named after Hendrik Lorentz and George Francis FitzGerald.

Noun

Lorentz-Fitzgerald contraction (plural Lorentz-Fitzgerald contractions)

1. The decrease in length of a moving object in the direction of motion, measurable only at relativistic speeds.

   Synonym: length contraction

Translations

Lorentz-Fitzgerald contraction

• Danish: længdeforkortelse c
• Finnish: pituuskontraktio
• German: Längenverkürzung f, Längenkontraktion (de) f, Lorentzkontraktion f

See also

• special relativity