Definition: | squared four-scalar product of a four-vector with itself
Note 1 to entry: The squared four-magnitude S2(x__,x__)=x__⋅x__=∑μνgμνxμxν is the generalization of the squared magnitude of a three-dimensional vector. The scalar S2(x__,x__) can be positive, zero, or negative; it can be zero even in the case when x__≠0__.
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