= Lorentz group
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The Lorentz group is a fundamental group in theoretical physics that describes the symmetries of spacetime in special relativity. Named after the Dutch physicist Hendrik Lorentz, it consists of all linear transformations that preserve the spacetime interval between events in Minkowski space. In mathematical terms, the Lorentz group can be defined as the set of all Lorentz transformations, which are transformations that can be expressed as linear transformations of the coordinates in spacetime that preserve the Minkowski metric.
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