Lorentz
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Lorentz is a name derived from the Roman surname, Laurentius
, which mean "from Laurentum
". It is the German form of Laurence
.
Lorentz may refer to:
Laurentius
Laurentius is a Latin-language surname and means man from Laurentum or laurelled. It can also be used as a first name .Laurentius may refer to:In Early Christianity:...
, which mean "from Laurentum
Laurentum
Laurentum was an ancient Roman city of Latium situated between Ostia and Lavinium, on the west coast of the Italian Peninsula southwest of Rome. Roman writers regarded it as the original capital of the Latins, before Lavinium assumed that role after the death of King Latinus...
". It is the German form of Laurence
Laurence
Laurence is an English male given name and surname. A female given name with identical spelling exists in French.In all cases it is derived from the Roman given name, Laurentius, which can mean either "from Laurentum" or "wreathed/crowned with laurel".-Given name:*Laurence Fishburne, American...
.
Lorentz may refer to:
Literature
- Friedrich Lorentz, author of works on the Pomeranian languagePomeranian languageThe Pomeranian language is a group of dialects from the Lechitic cluster of the West Slavic languages. In medieval contexts, it refers to the dialects spoken by the Slavic Pomeranians...
- Pare LorentzPare LorentzPare Lorentz was an American filmmaker known for his movies about the New Deal. Born Leonard MacTaggart Lorentz in Clarksburg, West Virginia, he was educated at Wesleyan College and West Virginia University. As a young film critic in New York and Hollywood, Lorentz spoke out against censorship in...
(1905–1992), American author and film director
Physics
- Hendrik LorentzHendrik LorentzHendrik Antoon Lorentz was a Dutch physicist who shared the 1902 Nobel Prize in Physics with Pieter Zeeman for the discovery and theoretical explanation of the Zeeman effect...
(1853–1928), Dutch physicist and Nobel Prize winner, or his work:- Lorentz factorLorentz factorThe Lorentz factor or Lorentz term appears in several equations in special relativity, including time dilation, length contraction, and the relativistic mass formula. Because of its ubiquity, physicists generally represent it with the shorthand symbol γ . It gets its name from its earlier...
, Doppler effect - Lorentz forceLorentz forceIn physics, the Lorentz force is the force on a point charge due to electromagnetic fields. It is given by the following equation in terms of the electric and magnetic fields:...
, the force exerted on a charged particle in an electromagnetic field - Lorentz transformationLorentz transformationIn physics, the Lorentz transformation or Lorentz-Fitzgerald transformation describes how, according to the theory of special relativity, two observers' varying measurements of space and time can be converted into each other's frames of reference. It is named after the Dutch physicist Hendrik...
, the formula that provides the mathematical backbone for Einstein's theory of special relativity, though Einstein re-derived the transform in a different and much more elegant way - The Lorentz groupLorentz groupIn physics , the Lorentz group is the group of all Lorentz transformations of Minkowski spacetime, the classical setting for all physical phenomena...
, the group containing all Lorentz transformations - Lorentz-Cauchy distributionCauchy distributionThe Cauchy–Lorentz distribution, named after Augustin Cauchy and Hendrik Lorentz, is a continuous probability distribution. As a probability distribution, it is known as the Cauchy distribution, while among physicists, it is known as the Lorentz distribution, Lorentz function, or Breit–Wigner...
, a distribution used in fitting peaks in a spectrum - Lorentz surfaceLorentz surfaceIn mathematics, a Lorentz surface is a two-dimensional oriented smooth manifold with a conformal equivalence class of Lorentzian metrics. It is the analogue of a Riemann surface in indefinite signature....
, a two-dimensional oriented smooth manifold with a conformal equivalence class of Lorentzian metrics. It is the analogue of a Riemann surface in indefinite signature - Lorentz curveLorentz curveLorentz curve may refer to* the Cauchy–Lorentz distribution, a probability distribution* the Lorenz curve, a graphical representation of a different probability distribution...
- Lorentz scalarLorentz scalarIn physics, a Lorentz scalar is a scalar which is invariant under a Lorentz transformation. A Lorentz scalar may be generated from multiplication of vectors or tensors...
, a scalar which is invariant under a Lorentz transformation - Lorentz spaceLorentz spaceIn mathematical analysis, Lorentz spaces, introduced by George Lorentz in the 1950s, are generalisations of the more familiar Lp spaces.The Lorentz spaces are denoted by Lp,q. Like the Lp spaces, they are characterized by a norm that encodes information about the "size" of a function, just as the...
- Lorentz factor
- Lorentz InstituteLorentz InstituteThe Lorentz Institute, or Instituut-Lorentz in Dutch, was established in 1921 and is the oldest institute for theoretical physics in The Netherlands. Together with the experimental physics groups in the Kamerlingh Onnes Laboratory and the Huygens Laboratory, it makes up the Leiden Institute of...
, Instituut-Lorentz in Dutch, was established in 1921 and is the oldest institute for theoretical physics in The Netherlands
Other fields
- Lorentz (crater)Lorentz (crater)Lorentz is a huge lunar crater that lies just beyond the northwest limb of the Moon, in a region that is brought into sight of the Earth during favorable librations. This formation is nearly as large as the Mare Nectaris on the near side of the Moon, although it has not been submerged by lava as...
, crater on the Moon - Hendrikus Albertus LorentzHendrikus Albertus LorentzHendrikus Albertus Lorentz was a Dutch explorer in New Guinea and diplomat in South Africa....
(1871–1944), Dutch explorer and diplomat - Lorentz National ParkLorentz National ParkLorentz National Park is located in the Indonesian province of Papua, formerly known as Irian Jaya . With an area of 25,056 km² , it is the largest national park in South-East Asia...
, a national park in Indonesian New Guinea, named for Hendrikus Albertus Lorentz - Lorentz ReigeLorentz ReigeLorentz Reige is a famous ballroom dancer in Sweden. He was born in Sweden and in spite of his young age he has performed and competed in several countries outside Sweden...
(born 1990), Swedish dancer - Dominique LorentzDominique LorentzDominique Lorentz is a French investigative journalist who has written books on the stakes and reality of nuclear proliferation, as well as a film documentary, La République Atomique , which related terrorist acts in France in the 1980s to the nuclear program of Iran.Her work details various types...
, French investigative journalist who has written books on the stakes and reality of nuclear proliferation, as well as a film documentary, La République Atomique ("The Atomic Republic"), which related terrorist acts in France in the 1980s to the nuclear program of Iran - Jim LorentzJim LorentzJames Peter Lorentz, Jr. is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey centre who played 10 seasons in the National Hockey League for the Boston Bruins, St. Louis Blues, New York Rangers and Buffalo Sabres. He won the Stanley Cup with Boston in 1970. He was the color analyst for the Sabres on the...
(born 1947), retired Canadian professional ice hockey centre who played 10 seasons in the National Hockey League for the Boston Bruins, St - Lore LorentzLore LorentzLore Lorentz was a German cabaret artist/standup comedian.She was born in Mährisch-Ostrau in Austria-Hungary , as Lore Schirner. She studied history, German literature and philosophy in Berlin and Vienna...
(1920–1994), German cabaret artist/standup comedian - Lorentz AspenLorentz AspenLorentz Aspen is a Norwegian heavy metal pianist and keyboardist. He played in Theatre of Tragedy from October 2, 1993 to October 2, 2010 and with them he released seven studio albums, one live album and five EP's...
(born 1978), Norwegian heavy metal pianist and keyboardist - Lorentz DietrichsonLorentz DietrichsonLorentz Henrik Segelcke Dietrichson was a Norwegian poet and historian of art and literature.-Biography:Lorentz Henrik Segelcke Dietrichson was the son of Fredrik Dietrichson and Marie Heiberg Dahl . Dietrichson grew up in Bergen as an only child in a home of cultural officials interested in...
(1834–1917), Norwegian poet and historian of art and literature - Lorentz EichstadtLorentz EichstadtLorentz Eichstadt was a German mathematician and astronomer. The lunar crater Eichstadt is named after him.-References:*. Retrieved October 8, 2005....
(1596–1660), German mathematician and astronomer. The lunar crater Eichstadt is named after him - Lorentz Harboe ReeLorentz Harboe ReeLorentz Harboe Ree was a Norwegian architect.He was born in Stange, and graduated from the Norwegian Institute of Technology in 1915. Early on he worked with Harald Aars on several projects....
(1888–1962), Norwegian architect - Lorentz LangeLorentz LangeLorentz Lange was a Norwegian judge and politician.He was born in Vang, Hedmark.He was a professor of law at the University of Oslo from 1816 to 1825. From 1825 to 1858 he served as Supreme Court Assessor....
(1783–1860), Norwegian judge and politician - Lorentz ReitanLorentz ReitanLorentz Reitan is a Norwegian musicologist.He was born in Haugesund. He was an associate professor at Bergen Teacher's College from 1976 to 1989, then director of the Bergen International Festival from 1990 to 1995. From 1995 to 1998 he was their press director, and in 1998 he became the director...
(born 1946), Norwegian musicologist - Max LorentzMax LorentzMax Lorentz is a Swedish musician, songwriter and producer.He has also worked as a session-musician with artists including Ulf Lundell, Sanne Salomonsen, E-Type, Eldkvarn, Grymlings, Pugh Rogefeldt and Magnus Lindberg, and has hosted the Swedish TV shows Max, Live Show and Musikmatchen, and...
(born 1962), Swedish musician, songwriter and producer - Stanisław Lorentz (1899–1991), Polish scholar of music and history of art. Lorentz conducted an intensive correspondence with Lithuanian art conservation specialist Vladas Drėma. The letters were published in 1998
- H. A. Lorentz (disambiguation)
- Lorentz MedalLorentz MedalLorentz Medal is a prize awarded every four years by the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences. It was established in 1925 on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the doctorate of Hendrik Lorentz. This solid gold medal is given for important contributions to theoretical physics, though...
, a prize awarded every four years by the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences - Lorentz RiverLorentz RiverThe Lorentz River is located in Western New Guinea, Indonesia. It originates in the central east-west mountain range of New Guinea, and flows southwards into the Arafura Sea at Flamingo Bay. During the first two Dutch expeditions to Southern New Guinea it was called Northern River...
, located in Western New Guinea, Indonesia - Lorentz catfishLorentz catfishThe lorentz catfish is a species of fish in the Ariidae family, and the only member of the genus Tetranesodon. It is endemic to West Papua in Indonesia.-References:...
, a species of fish in the Ariidae family, and the only member of the genus Tetranesodon. It is endemic to West Papua in Indonesia - Lorentz, West VirginiaLorentz, West VirginiaLorentz is an unincorporated community in Upshur County, West Virginia, United States. Lorentz is located on U.S. Route 33 and U.S. Route 119 west-northwest of Buckhannon. Lorentz has a post office with ZIP code 26229....
See also
- Laurentius (disambiguation)
- Lorenz (disambiguation), spelled without the 't'