Research Article

On Directed Length Ratios in the Lorentz-Minkowski Plane

Volume: 44 Number: 4 December 28, 2023
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On Directed Length Ratios in the Lorentz-Minkowski Plane

Abstract

The linear structure of the Lorentz-Minkowski plane is almost the same as Euclidean plane. But, there is one different aspect. These planes have different distance functions. So, it can be interesting to study the Lorentz analogues of topics that include the distance concept in the Euclidean plane. Thus, in this study, we show that the relationship between Euclidean and Lorentz distances is given depending on the slope of the line segment. Following, we investigate Lorentz analogues of Thales’ theorem, Angle Bisector theorems, Menelaus’ theorem and Ceva’s theorem.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Mathematical Sciences

Journal Section

Research Article

Publication Date

December 28, 2023

Submission Date

June 21, 2022

Acceptance Date

September 28, 2023

Published in Issue

Year 1970 Volume: 44 Number: 4

APA
Açıkgöz, A. (2023). On Directed Length Ratios in the Lorentz-Minkowski Plane. Cumhuriyet Science Journal, 44(4), 733-740. https://doi.org/10.17776/csj.1133780

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