LORENTZ-FITZGERALD EQUATION

a mathematical equation developed by Hendrik Lorentz (1853 - 1928) and George Francis FitzGerald (1851 - 1901). It contains the hypothesis that a moving body exhibits a contraction in the direction of motion when its velocity is close to the speed of light. —Perception of Truth Approved Glossary (9 June 92)

a theory independently arrived at by Dutch physicist Hendrik Antoon Lorentz (1863-1928) and Irish physicist George Francis FitzGerald (1851-1901) concerning the contraction of a moving body in the direction of its motion when its speed is comparable to the speed of light. It was contributive to Einstein's work.a reference to an equation developed by Dutch physicist, Hendrik Lorentz (1853-1928) and Irish physicist, George FitzGerald (1851-1901). The equation was part of a theory that proposed that a moving body exhibits a contraction or shrinking in the direction of its motion by an amount that depends on how closely it approaches the speed of light. This theory was later used by German-born physicist Albert Einstein (1879-1955) when developing his own theories on the characteristics of matter as its velocity approaches the speed of light.a mathematical equation developed by Hendrik Lorentz (1853 - 1928) and George Francis FitzGerald (1851 - 1901). It contains the hypothesis that a moving body exhibits a contraction in the direction of motion when its velocity is close to the speed of light.a mathematical equation developed by Hendrik Lorentz (1853-1928) and George Francis FitzGerald (1851-1901). It contains the hypothesis that a moving body exhibits a contraction in the direction of motion when its velocity is close to the speed of light. And then people come around and they say, "Einstein's time formula. You know, it's the Lorentz-FitzGerald equation as used and modified by Einstein, and that demonstrates that nothing can go faster than the speed of light."