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Definition of Space-time continuum
1. Noun. The four-dimensional coordinate system (3 dimensions of space and 1 of time) in which physical events are located.
Generic synonyms: Coordinate System, Frame Of Reference, Reference Frame, Reference System
Lexicographical Neighbors of Space-time Continuum
Literary usage of Space-time continuum
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Relativity: The Special and General Theory by Albert Einstein (1921)
"... XXVI THE space-time continuum OF THE SPECIAL THEORY OF RELATIVITY CONSIDERED
AS A EUCLIDEAN CONTINUUM WE are now in a position to formulate more exactly ..."
2. Relativity: The Special and General Theory by Albert Einstein (1920)
"... the special theory of relativity, certain co-ordinate systems are given
preference for the description of the four-dimensional, space-time continuum. ..."
3. Space and Time in Contemporary Physics: An Introduction to the Theory of by Moritz Schlick (1920)
"... OF THE space-time continuum THE idea of relativity has only been applied in
the preceding pages to physical thought in so far as it bears on motions. ..."
4. Space and Time in Contemporary Physics: An Introduction to the Theory of by Moritz Schlick (1920)
"... OF THE space-time continuum THE idea of relativity has only been applied in
the preceding pages to physical thought in so far as it bears on motions. ..."
5. Relativity and the Universe: A Popular Introduction Into Einstein's Theory by Harry Schmidt (1922)
"The particular methods of measuring the space-time continuum we shall have to
adopt in order to be able to find a simpler interpretation of natural ..."
6. Turn of the Century: 2100 by Charlie Pedersen (2007)
"... space-time is a model that combines space and time into a single construct
called the space-time continuum. In our universe, this continuum has three ..."
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