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Null vector

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A nonzero spacetime vector k is null when its Minkowski norm vanishes, kaka​=0. Null tangent vectors describe the local directions of light rays.
Special relativity describes inertial frames using Lorentz transformations and Minkowski spacetime.

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A null vector, often referred to as the zero vector, is a vector that has all its components equal to zero.
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