Lorentz

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Lorentz is a name derived from the Roman surname, Laurentius, which mean "from Laurentum".

Lorentz may refer to:

In literature:

• Friedrich Lorentz, author of works on the Pomeranian language
• Pare Lorentz (1905-1992), American author and film director

In physics:

• Hendrik Lorentz (1853–1928), Dutch physicist and Nobel Prize winner
• Lorentz factor, Doppler effect
• Lorentz Force, the force exerted on a charged particle in an electromagnetic field
• Lorentz transformation, the formula that provides the mathematical backbone for Einstein's theory of special relativity.
• The Lorentz group, the group containting all Lorentz transformations
• Lorentz-Cauchy Distribution, a distribution used in fitting peaks in a spectrum

In other fields:

• Lorentz (crater), crater on the Moon
• Hendrikus Albertus Lorentz (1871-1944), Dutch explorer and diplomat
• Lorentz National Park, a national park in Indonesian New Guinea, named for Hendrikus Albertus Lorentz
• Lorentz Reige (b. 1990), Swedish dancer

[edit] See also

• Laurentius
• Lorenz, disambiguation page, spelled without the 't'

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