Lorentz (disambiguation)
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Hendrik Antoon Lorentz: Dutch theoretical physicist (1853 - 1928) [e]
Lorentz force: Force on an electrically charged particle that moves through a magnetic and an electric field. [e]- Lorentz transformation: Transformation of a space-time coordinate system to another system that moves with respect to first. [e]
- Lorentz group: A group consisting of Lorentz transformations. [e]
- Lorentz-FitzGerald contraction: The contraction of length of a rod that moves with velocity close to speed of light. [e]
Lorentz-Lorenz relation: An equation describing the relation between the density and index of refraction of a dielectric. [e]- Lorentz function: Function of a single variable often appearing as distribution function in physical and statistical processes. [e]
- Lorentz medal: Awarded by the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences every four years to an outstanding (theoretical) physicist. [e]
