Definition: | squared four-magnitude of a displacement four-vector
Note 1 to entry: For events A, B, with position four-vectors {jc0tA,xA,yA,zA} and {jc0tB,xB,yB,zB} respectively, squared space-time distance is s2AB=−c20(tB−tA)2+(xB−xA)2+(yB−yA)2+(zB−zA)2.
Note 2 to entry: The coherent SI unit of squared space-time distance is metre squared, m2.
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