Physlib.Relativity.LorentzGroup.Boosts.Apply
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In a spacetime with spatial dimensions, consider a Lorentz vector and a Lorentz boost in the -th spatial direction with velocity , where . The temporal component (indexed by ) of the vector resulting from the boost action, , is given by: where is the temporal component of , is its -th spatial component, and is the Lorentz factor.
Lorentz boost transformation of the parallel spatial component:
#boost_inr_self_eqFor a Lorentz vector in a spacetime with spatial dimensions, let be a Lorentz boost in the -th spatial direction with velocity , where . The -th spatial component of the boosted vector is given by: where is the temporal component (indexed by `Sum.inl 0`), is the -th spatial component (indexed by `Sum.inr i`), and is the Lorentz factor.
Lorentz Boosts in the -th Direction Leave Transverse Spatial Components Unchanged
#boost_inr_other_eqIn a spacetime with spatial dimensions, let be a Lorentz vector. Suppose we apply a Lorentz boost in the direction of the -th spatial coordinate with velocity , where . For any spatial index such that , the -th spatial component of the boosted vector remains unchanged. That is, , where is the boost transformation and denotes the -th spatial component of the vector.
Components of a Lorentz vector under a boost in direction
#boost_toCoord_eqIn a spacetime with spatial dimensions, let be a Lorentz vector. A Lorentz boost in the -th spatial direction with velocity (where ) transforms into a boosted vector . The components of the boosted vector are given by the following piecewise definition: - For the temporal component (): - For the -th spatial component: - For any other spatial component : where and represent the temporal and spatial components of the original vector , and is the Lorentz factor.
