Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

lorenz gauge

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.79 in modern English

Syllables: loren-z -gauge
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A partial gauge fixing of the electromagnetic vector potential, used to eliminate the redundant spin-0 component in the (1/2,1/2) representation of the Lorentz group.

Etymology

Named after Ludvig Lorenz. This is a different person than Hendrik Antoon Lorentz for whom the Lorentz group is named.

Inflected Forms

Lorenz gauges (plural)

Questions

What does lorenz gauge mean?: A partial gauge fixing of the electromagnetic vector potential, used to eliminate the redundant spin-0 component in the (1/2,1/2) representation of the Lorentz group.
Where does lorenz gauge come from?: Named after Ludvig Lorenz. This is a different person than Hendrik Antoon Lorentz for whom the Lorentz group is named.

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