relativistically

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In a way that follows physics at speeds near the speed of light

adverb
/ˌrɛlətɪˈvɪstɪkli/

Specialized

: relativistamente

So the first equation here can be represented in a completely relativistically invariant tensor notation.

Examples

But in order to get the equations really relativistically correct, we're going to have to work with four vectors.
We are not relativistically isolated along cultural lines; just as individuals within a given culture can disagree, so can agreement across cultures be achieved.

Academic text (2016)
And the first thing that means is that we want to understand the relativistically invariant interval between two points in space-time.
Discussion of this history should not lead to a relativistically induced silence on these subjects, but can occasion some modesty, care, and certainly tolerance.

Academic text (2008)
Above Bc, electrons gyrate relativistically even in their lowest Landau (cyclotron-orbit) states.

Academic text (2006)
Traveling relativistically, they arrive to find the Colonies already engaged in a war with their Cylons, and those machines making the first steps toward evolving skinjobs.

Blog text (21)
That the electron current must be treated relativistically by means of the Dirac equation (that is, that classical approximations made by Felix Bloch were inadequate) was noted sotto voce.

Academic text (1995)
In physics, motions must be analyzed relativistically to fully understand their implications on time and space.
The results of the experiment were evaluated relativistically to ensure compliance with Einstein's theory.
She approached the problem relativistically, taking into account how velocities would affect the outcome.

Surface Forms

relativistically positive

Morphology

relativistically = relativistic (semi-transparent) = relative + istic + ally

Although the adverb is regularly formed from 'relativistic' + '-ally', the adjective 'relativistic' is a technical term derived from 'relative', so learners may not fully infer the physics-specific sense.

Etymology

Relativistically comes from relative and the scientific word relativity, both about things being 'connected' or 'compared to something else'. A helpful way to remember it is this: relativity says that space and time can change 'depending on the observer', so doing something relativistically means doing it 'in the way described by relativity'.