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theorem

(boost(i,β)p)0=γ(p0βpi)(\text{boost}(i, \beta) \cdot p)_0 = \gamma(p_0 - \beta p_i)

#boost_time_eq

In a spacetime with dd spatial dimensions, consider a Lorentz vector pVectordp \in \text{Vector}_d and a Lorentz boost in the ii-th spatial direction with velocity βR\beta \in \mathbb{R}, where β<1|\beta| < 1. The temporal component (indexed by 00) of the vector resulting from the boost action, (boost(i,β)p)0(\text{boost}(i, \beta) \cdot p)_0, is given by: (boost(i,β)p)0=γ(β)(p0βpi) (\text{boost}(i, \beta) \cdot p)_0 = \gamma(\beta) (p_0 - \beta p_i) where p0p_0 is the temporal component of pp, pip_i is its ii-th spatial component, and γ(β)\gamma(\beta) is the Lorentz factor.

theorem

Lorentz boost transformation of the parallel spatial component: (p)i=γ(piβp0)(p')^i = \gamma(p^i - \beta p^0)

#boost_inr_self_eq

For a Lorentz vector pp in a spacetime with dd spatial dimensions, let Bi(β)B_i(\beta) be a Lorentz boost in the ii-th spatial direction with velocity β\beta, where β<1|\beta| < 1. The ii-th spatial component of the boosted vector p=Bi(β)pp' = B_i(\beta) \cdot p is given by: (p)i=γ(β)(piβp0)(p')^i = \gamma(\beta) (p^i - \beta p^0) where p0p^0 is the temporal component (indexed by `Sum.inl 0`), pip^i is the ii-th spatial component (indexed by `Sum.inr i`), and γ(β)\gamma(\beta) is the Lorentz factor.

theorem

Lorentz Boosts in the ii-th Direction Leave Transverse Spatial Components jij \neq i Unchanged

#boost_inr_other_eq

In a spacetime with dd spatial dimensions, let pp be a Lorentz vector. Suppose we apply a Lorentz boost in the direction of the ii-th spatial coordinate with velocity β\beta, where β<1|\beta| < 1. For any spatial index jj such that jij \neq i, the jj-th spatial component of the boosted vector remains unchanged. That is, (Λi(β)p)j=pj(\Lambda_{i}(\beta) \cdot p)_j = p_j, where Λi(β)\Lambda_{i}(\beta) is the boost transformation and pjp_j denotes the jj-th spatial component of the vector.

theorem

Components of a Lorentz vector under a boost in direction ii

#boost_toCoord_eq

In a spacetime with dd spatial dimensions, let pp be a Lorentz vector. A Lorentz boost in the ii-th spatial direction with velocity β\beta (where β<1|\beta| < 1) transforms pp into a boosted vector p=boost(i,β)pp' = \text{boost}(i, \beta) \cdot p. The components of the boosted vector (p)j(p')^j are given by the following piecewise definition: - For the temporal component (j=0j = 0): (p)0=γ(β)(p0βpi)(p')^0 = \gamma(\beta)(p^0 - \beta p^i) - For the ii-th spatial component: (p)i=γ(β)(piβp0)(p')^i = \gamma(\beta)(p^i - \beta p^0) - For any other spatial component jij \neq i: (p)j=pj(p')^j = p^j where p0p^0 and pkp^k represent the temporal and spatial components of the original vector pp, and γ(β)\gamma(\beta) is the Lorentz factor.