Minkowski Space-time Definition
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A four-dimensional space-time with no curvature, assumed in the theory of special relativity. The curved space-time of general relativity appears to be a Minkowski space-time at any given point near an observer, much as the earth appears basically flat in the vicinity of someone standing on a plain.
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Origin of Minkowski Space-time
After Hermann Minkowski (1864–1909), Russian-born German mathematician who first described such a space-time mathematically
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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