What is the Minkowski metric?

Subject: What is the Minkowski metric?

Date: Fri Jan 5 18:14:02 2001
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Area of science: Astronomy
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The reason I am asking is because I am doing a Science Fair project on the 
fourth dimension, time, and in a certain reference book I own, I came 
across the term 'Minkowski metric' while looking under 'four-dimensional 
continuum.' It says 'Minkowski metric' might be referred to as a metric 
tensor. I know this isn't at all in my grade level, but I don't have 
another subject idea, and would like to learn about the subject anyway. If 
you could provide any information about the metric tensor or the fourth 
dimension, please reply.

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