Lorentz
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Lorentz may refer to:
In literature:
- Friedrich Lorentz, author of works on the Pomeranian language
- Pare Lorentz (1905-1992), American author and film director
In physics:
- Hendrik Lorentz (1853–1928), Dutch physicist and Nobel Prize winner
- Lorentz factor, Doppler effect
- Lorentz Force, the force exerted on a charged particle in an electromagnetic field
- Lorentz transformation, the formula that provides the mathematical backbone for Einstein's theory of special relativity
- The Lorentz group, the group containting all Lorentz transformations
- Lorentz-Cauchy Distribution, a distribution used in fitting peaks in a spectrum
In other fields:
- Lorentz (crater), crater on the Moon
- Hendrikus Albertus Lorentz (1871-1944), Dutch explorer and diplomat
- Lorentz National Park, a national park in Indonesian New Guinea, named for Hendrikus Albertus Lorentz
- Lorentz Reige (b. 1990), Swedish dancer
[edit] See also
- Lorenz, disambiguation page, spelled without the 't'
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