Minkowski space-time

/ mɪŋˈkɒfskɪ /

noun

1. a four-dimensional space in which three coordinates specify the position of a point in space and the fourth represents the time at which an event occurred at that point

Minkowski space-time

/ mĭn-kôf′skē /

1. 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. Minkowski space-time is named for Russian-born German mathematician Hermann Minkowski (1864–1909).

Word History and Origins

Origin of Minkowski space-time¹

C20: named after Hermann Minkowski (1864–1909), Russian-born German mathematician