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Lorenz gauge

Lorenz gauge noun: a partial gauge fixing of the electromagnetic vector potential, used to eliminate the redundant spin-0 component in the (1/2,1/2) representation of the Lorentz group.

Noun

Lorenz gauge (plural Lorenz gauges)

  1. A partial gauge fixing of the electromagnetic vector potential, used to eliminate the redundant spin-0 component in the (1/2,1/2) representation of the Lorentz group.

Forms of Lorenz gauge

pluralLorenz gauges

Origin of Lorenz gauge

Named after Ludvig Lorenz. This is a different person than Hendrik Antoon Lorentz for whom the Lorentz group is named.

Questions about Lorenz gauge

What does Lorenz gauge mean?
Lorenz gauge means a partial gauge fixing of the electromagnetic vector potential, used to eliminate the redundant spin-0 component in the (1/2,1/2) representation of the Lorentz group.
What part of speech is Lorenz gauge?
Lorenz gauge is a noun.
What is the plural of Lorenz gauge?
The plural of Lorenz gauge is Lorenz gauges.

Words near Lorenz gauge in the dictionary

  1. Lorenz
  2. Lorenz attractor
  3. Lorenz attractors
  4. Lorenz curve
  5. Lorenz curves
  6. Lorenz gauge
  7. Lorenzana
  8. Lorenzanas
  9. Lorenzen
  10. lorenzenite
  11. Lorenzens

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