• theory of physics, a Lorentz scalar is a scalar expression whose value is invariant under any Lorentz transformation. A Lorentz scalar may be generated from...
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  • numbers Scalar (physics), a physical quantity that can be described by a single element of a number field such as a real number Lorentz scalar, a quantity...
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    particles transform like a scalar under Lorentz transformation (i.e. are Lorentz invariant). A pseudoscalar boson is a scalar boson that has odd parity...
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  • under any Lorentz transformation. The only fundamental scalar quantum field that has been observed in nature is the Higgs field. However, scalar quantum...
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    In physics, the Lorentz transformations are a six-parameter family of linear transformations from a coordinate frame in spacetime to another frame that...
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  • preserve scalars, while in relativity, Lorentz transformations or space-time translations preserve scalars. The term "scalar" has origin in the multiplication...
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  • quantities are built out of scalars, four-vectors, four-tensors, and spinors. In particular, a Lorentz covariant scalar (e.g., the space-time interval)...
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    article Lorentz transformation for details. A quantity invariant under Lorentz transformations is known as a Lorentz scalar. Writing the Lorentz transformation...
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  • Lorentz scalar invariant shows that the total derivative with respect to proper time d d τ {\displaystyle {\frac {d}{d\tau }}} is likewise a Lorentz scalar...
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  • }} . Therefore, ψ † ψ {\displaystyle \psi ^{\dagger }\psi } is not a Lorentz scalar and ψ † γ μ ψ {\displaystyle \psi ^{\dagger }\gamma ^{\mu }\psi } is...
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