Minkowski

[ ming-kawf-skee, -kof- ]

noun

1. Her·mann [hur, -m, uh, n, her, -mahn], 1864–1909, German mathematician.

Minkowski

/ mɪŋˈkɒfskɪ /

noun

1. MinkowskiHermann18641909MGermanRussianSCIENCE: mathematician Hermann (ˈhɜːmən). 1864–1909, German mathematician, born in Russia. His concept of a four-dimensional space-time continuum (1907) proved crucial for the general theory of relativity developed by Einstein

Example Sentences

"There is this very famous debate in physics, which is called the Abraham-Minkowski controversy. The controversy is that when light enters a medium, what happens to its momentum? Minkowski said that the momentum increases, while Abraham insisted that it decreases," Ornigotti explains.

From Science Daily

Marc Minkowski, the renowned Baroque maestro who until last year directed the Opéra National de Bordeaux, where the ballet premiered, recalled: “Angelin said, ‘I have a friend who’s one of the Daft Punks.’

From New York Times

The decision of governments across the region to keep productions rolling throughout most of the pandemic has helped fuel the industry's swift bounce-back, David Minkowski, head of production at Stillking Films, told Reuters.

From Reuters

"The pandemic created "go to" countries where governments saw the benefit of keeping productions running with exemptions to border shutdowns, quarantines, and other restrictions," said Minkowski.

From Reuters

A few years later, the German mathematician Hermann Minkowski showed that, in Einstein’s theory, space and time could be thought of as two aspects of a single four-dimensional entity known as space-time.

From National Geographic