Minkowski norm (source code)

= Minkowski norm
{c}
{title2=$U\cdot U$}

The Minkowski norm is the Lorentz-invariant quadratic form $U\cdot U=\eta_{\mu\nu}U^\mu U^\nu$.

This quadratic form belongs to the geometry of <Minkowski spacetime>; the spacetime itself is a broader concept than this squared norm.