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Physlib.Relativity.Tensors.RealTensor.CoVector.Basic

Lorentz co vectors

In this module we define Lorentz vectors as real Lorentz tensors with a single up index. We create an API around Lorentz vectors to make working with them as easy as possible.

Tensorial

Basis

The action of the Lorentz group

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Lorentz covectors CoVector(d)\text{CoVector}(d) form an additive commutative monoid

For any natural number dd representing spatial dimensions, the type of Lorentz covectors CoVector(d)\text{CoVector}(d), which are functions mapping the indices of a (1+d)(1+d)-dimensional spacetime to the real numbers R\mathbb{R}, is equipped with the structure of an additive commutative monoid. This implies that covectors can be added together associatively and commutatively, and there exists a zero covector serving as the additive identity.

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Lorentz covectors CoVector(d)\text{CoVector}(d) form a vector space over R\mathbb{R}

For any natural number dd representing spatial dimensions, the space of Lorentz covectors CoVector(d)\text{CoVector}(d), defined as real-valued functions on the indices of a (1+d)(1+d)-dimensional spacetime, is equipped with the structure of a vector space (module) over the real numbers R\mathbb{R}.

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Lorentz covectors CoVector(d)\text{CoVector}(d) form an additive commutative group

For any natural number dd representing the number of spatial dimensions, the space of Lorentz covectors CoVector(d)\text{CoVector}(d) in a (1+d)(1+d)-dimensional spacetime is equipped with the structure of an additive commutative group. This implies that for any two covectors, their sum is well-defined and commutative, there exists a zero covector serving as the additive identity, and every covector has a corresponding additive inverse.

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CoVector(d)\text{CoVector}(d) is finite-dimensional over R\mathbb{R}

For any natural number dd representing the number of spatial dimensions, the space of Lorentz covectors CoVector(d)\text{CoVector}(d) in a (1+d)(1+d)-dimensional spacetime is a finite-dimensional vector space over the real numbers R\mathbb{R}.

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Linear isomorphism CoVector(d)R1d\text{CoVector}(d) \simeq \mathbb{R}^{1 \oplus d}

For a natural number dd representing the number of spatial dimensions, there exists a linear isomorphism between the space of Lorentz covectors CoVector(d)\text{CoVector}(d) and the Euclidean space R1d\mathbb{R}^{1 \oplus d} (represented as `EuclideanSpace ℝ (Fin 1 ⊕ Fin d)`). This isomorphism allows a Lorentz covector in (1+d)(1+d)-dimensional spacetime to be treated as an element of a standard real Euclidean vector space.

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Norm on Lorentz covectors CoVector(d)\text{CoVector}(d)

For a natural number dd representing the number of spatial dimensions, the space of Lorentz covectors CoVector(d)\text{CoVector}(d) is equipped with a norm structure \|\cdot\|. The norm of a covector vCoVector(d)v \in \text{CoVector}(d) is defined as the Euclidean norm of its image under the linear isomorphism equivEuclid:CoVector(d)R1+d\text{equivEuclid} : \text{CoVector}(d) \cong \mathbb{R}^{1+d}.

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v=equivEuclid(d,v)\|v\| = \|\text{equivEuclid}(d, v)\| for Lorentz covectors

For a natural number dd representing the number of spatial dimensions and any Lorentz covector vCoVector(d)v \in \text{CoVector}(d), the norm v\|v\| is equal to the Euclidean norm of its image under the linear isomorphism equivEuclidd:CoVector(d)R1+d\text{equivEuclid}_d : \text{CoVector}(d) \cong \mathbb{R}^{1+d}.

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CoVector(d)\text{CoVector}(d) is a normed additive commutative group

For a natural number dd representing the number of spatial dimensions, the space of Lorentz covectors CoVector(d)\text{CoVector}(d) in a (1+d)(1+d)-dimensional spacetime is a normed additive commutative group. This structure equips the additive group of covectors with a norm \|\cdot\|, such that it becomes a metric space where the distance between any two covectors v,wCoVector(d)v, w \in \text{CoVector}(d) is given by the norm of their difference, vw\|v - w\|. The norm is defined via the standard isomorphism to (1+d)(1+d)-dimensional Euclidean space.

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CoVector(d)\text{CoVector}(d) is a normed space over R\mathbb{R}

For a natural number dd representing the number of spatial dimensions, the space of Lorentz covectors CoVector(d)\text{CoVector}(d) in a (1+d)(1+d)-dimensional spacetime is a normed vector space over the real numbers R\mathbb{R}. This structure equips the space with a norm \|\cdot\| that is compatible with scalar multiplication, such that cv=cv\|c v\| = |c| \|v\| for any scalar cRc \in \mathbb{R} and covector vCoVector(d)v \in \text{CoVector}(d). The norm is defined via the standard linear isomorphism to the (1+d)(1+d)-dimensional Euclidean space.

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Real inner product on CoVector(d)\text{CoVector}(d)

For a natural number dd representing the spatial dimensions, the space of Lorentz covectors CoVector(d)\text{CoVector}(d) is equipped with a real-valued inner product ,\langle \cdot, \cdot \rangle. For any two covectors v,wCoVector(d)v, w \in \text{CoVector}(d), the inner product is defined as v,w=ϕ(v),ϕ(w)Euclidean\langle v, w \rangle = \langle \phi(v), \phi(w) \rangle_{\text{Euclidean}}, where ϕ:CoVector(d)R1+d\phi: \text{CoVector}(d) \cong \mathbb{R}^{1+d} is the standard linear isomorphism from the space of covectors to the (1+d)(1+d)-dimensional Euclidean space.

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v,w=ϕ(v),ϕ(w)\langle v, w \rangle = \langle \phi(v), \phi(w) \rangle for Lorentz covectors v,wv, w

For any natural number dd representing the number of spatial dimensions and any two Lorentz covectors v,wCoVector(d)v, w \in \text{CoVector}(d), the real inner product v,wR\langle v, w \rangle_{\mathbb{R}} is equal to the Euclidean inner product of their images under the linear isomorphism ϕ:CoVector(d)R1+d\phi: \text{CoVector}(d) \cong \mathbb{R}^{1+d} (where ϕ\phi corresponds to the mapping `equivEuclid`).

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CoVector(d)\text{CoVector}(d) is a real inner product space

For any natural number dd representing the number of spatial dimensions, the space of Lorentz covectors CoVector(d)\text{CoVector}(d) in a (1+d)(1+d)-dimensional spacetime is a real inner product space. This structure equips the space with a real-valued inner product ,\langle \cdot, \cdot \rangle that is consistent with the Euclidean inner product on R1+d\mathbb{R}^{1+d} via the standard linear isomorphism ϕ:CoVector(d)R1+d\phi: \text{CoVector}(d) \cong \mathbb{R}^{1+d}. Specifically, for any v,wCoVector(d)v, w \in \text{CoVector}(d), the inner product is defined as v,w=ϕ(v),ϕ(w)Euclidean\langle v, w \rangle = \langle \phi(v), \phi(w) \rangle_{\text{Euclidean}}, satisfying the requirement that v2=v,v\|v\|^2 = \langle v, v \rangle.

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CoVector(d)\text{CoVector}(d) is a charted space modeled on itself

For a natural number dd, the space of Lorentz covectors CoVector(d)\text{CoVector}(d) in a (1+d)(1+d)-dimensional spacetime is a charted space modeled on itself. This structure provides the space with a trivial manifold atlas consisting of the identity map from CoVector(d)\text{CoVector}(d) to itself.

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Coercion of a Lorentz covector to a component function ivii \mapsto v_i

For a natural number dd, a Lorentz covector vCoVector(d)v \in \text{CoVector}(d) is coerced to a function mapping an index i{0,1,,d}i \in \{0, 1, \dots, d\} (represented by the type Fin 1Fin d\text{Fin } 1 \oplus \text{Fin } d) to its corresponding real-valued component viRv_i \in \mathbb{R}.

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(cv)i=cvi(c \cdot v)_i = c \cdot v_i for Lorentz covectors

Let dd be a natural number representing the number of spatial dimensions. For any real scalar cRc \in \mathbb{R}, Lorentz covector vCoVector(d)v \in \text{CoVector}(d), and spacetime index iFin 1Fin di \in \text{Fin } 1 \oplus \text{Fin } d, the ii-th component of the scalar multiple cvc \cdot v is equal to the product of cc and the ii-th component of vv, denoted as (cv)i=cvi(c \cdot v)_i = c \cdot v_i.

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(v+w)i=vi+wi(v + w)_i = v_i + w_i for Lorentz covectors

Let dd be a natural number representing the number of spatial dimensions. For any Lorentz covectors v,wCoVector(d)v, w \in \text{CoVector}(d) and any spacetime index iFin 1Fin di \in \text{Fin } 1 \oplus \text{Fin } d, the ii-th component of the sum v+wv + w is equal to the sum of the ii-th components of vv and ww, denoted as (v+w)i=vi+wi(v + w)_i = v_i + w_i.

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(vw)i=viwi(v - w)_i = v_i - w_i for Lorentz covectors

Let dd be a natural number representing the number of spatial dimensions. For any Lorentz covectors v,wCoVector(d)v, w \in \text{CoVector}(d) and any spacetime index iFin 1Fin di \in \text{Fin } 1 \oplus \text{Fin } d, the ii-th component of the difference vwv - w is equal to the difference of the ii-th components of vv and ww, denoted as (vw)i=viwi(v - w)_i = v_i - w_i.

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(v)i=vi(-v)_i = -v_i for Lorentz covectors

Let dd be a natural number representing the number of spatial dimensions. For any Lorentz covector vCoVector(d)v \in \text{CoVector}(d) and any spacetime index iFin 1Fin di \in \text{Fin } 1 \oplus \text{Fin } d, the ii-th component of the additive inverse of vv is equal to the negation of the ii-th component of vv, denoted as (v)i=vi(-v)_i = -v_i.

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The components of the zero Lorentz covector are zero (0)i=0(0)_i = 0

For any natural number dd, the ii-th component of the zero Lorentz covector 0CoVector(d)0 \in \text{CoVector}(d) is 00, where iFin 1Fin di \in \text{Fin } 1 \oplus \text{Fin } d is the spacetime index.

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Equivalence between Lorentz covector indices and Fin 1Fin d\text{Fin } 1 \oplus \text{Fin } d

Given a spacetime with dd spatial dimensions, the component indices of a Lorentz covector (a tensor with a single "down" index) are equivalent to the sum type Fin 1Fin d\text{Fin } 1 \oplus \text{Fin } d. This equivalence maps the spacetime index μ{0,,d}\mu \in \{0, \dots, d\} to either a temporal index (represented by Fin 1\text{Fin } 1) or a spatial index (represented by Fin d\text{Fin } d).

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CoVector(d)\text{CoVector}(d) is a tensor with one down index

For a natural number dd representing spatial dimensions, the space of Lorentz covectors CoVector(d)\text{CoVector}(d) is canonically equivalent to the space of real Lorentz tensors with a single covariant (down) index. This "tensorial" property provides a linear equivalence between the type CoVector(d)\text{CoVector}(d) and the tensor space defined by the species realLorentzTensor(d)\text{realLorentzTensor}(d) and the index list [down][\text{down}]. The equivalence is constructed by identifying the components of a covector with the coefficients of the tensor in its canonical basis, utilizing the index equivalence between the tensor's component indices and the spacetime indices Fin 1Fin d\text{Fin } 1 \oplus \text{Fin } d.

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Components of the covector toTensor1(p)\text{toTensor}^{-1}(p) correspond to the basis coefficients of the tensor pp

For a (1+d)(1+d)-dimensional spacetime, let pp be a real Lorentz tensor with a single covariant (down) index. The covector corresponding to pp (obtained via the inverse of the canonical linear equivalence `toTensor`) is the function that assigns to each spacetime index μFin 1Fin d\mu \in \text{Fin } 1 \oplus \text{Fin } d the coefficient of pp in its canonical tensor basis. This value is determined by mapping the spacetime index μ\mu to the corresponding tensor component index via the equivalence `indexEquiv`.

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The ii-th component of toTensor1(p.toTensor)\text{toTensor}^{-1}(p.\text{toTensor}) is the ii-th component of p(0)p(0)

In a spacetime with dd spatial dimensions, let pp be a pure Lorentz tensor of rank 1 with a single down (covariant) index. For any spacetime index iFin 1Fin di \in \text{Fin } 1 \oplus \text{Fin } d, the ii-th component of the Lorentz covector obtained by the inverse of the canonical linear equivalence toTensor1(p.toTensor)\text{toTensor}^{-1}(p.\text{toTensor}) is equal to the coordinate of the constituent vector p(0)p(0) at the index corresponding to ii.

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Standard basis for Lorentz covectors CoVector(d)\text{CoVector}(d)

For a (1+d)(1+d)-dimensional spacetime with dd spatial dimensions, the standard basis for the vector space of Lorentz covectors CoVector(d)\text{CoVector}(d) over R\mathbb{R} is indexed by the set of spacetime indices μ{0}{1,,d}\mu \in \{0\} \cup \{1, \dots, d\} (represented by the type Fin 1Fin d\text{Fin } 1 \oplus \text{Fin } d). This basis consists of covectors eμe_\mu such that their components satisfy (eμ)ν=δμν(e_\mu)_\nu = \delta_{\mu\nu}, where δμν\delta_{\mu\nu} is the Kronecker delta.

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The ν\nu-th component of the μ\mu-th Lorentz basis covector is δμν\delta_{\mu\nu}

In a (1+d)(1+d)-dimensional spacetime, let {eμ}\{e_\mu\} be the standard basis for the space of Lorentz covectors CoVector(d)\text{CoVector}(d), where μ\mu and ν\nu are spacetime indices in {0,1,,d}\{0, 1, \dots, d\}. The ν\nu-th component of the μ\mu-th basis covector is given by the Kronecker delta δμν\delta_{\mu\nu}: (eμ)ν={1if μ=ν0if μν (e_\mu)_\nu = \begin{cases} 1 & \text{if } \mu = \nu \\ 0 & \text{if } \mu \neq \nu \end{cases}

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The inverse of the covector-tensor isomorphism maps the tensor basis to the covector basis

In a (1+d)(1+d)-dimensional spacetime, let Φ:CoVector(d)Tensordown\Phi: \text{CoVector}(d) \cong \text{Tensor}_{\text{down}} be the canonical linear equivalence between the space of Lorentz covectors and the space of real Lorentz tensors with a single covariant (down) index. For any spacetime index μ{0,,d}\mu \in \{0, \dots, d\}, let eμe_\mu be the μ\mu-th element of the standard basis for covectors, and let EiμE_{i_\mu} be the basis element of the tensor space corresponding to the component index iμi_\mu associated with μ\mu. The theorem states that the inverse of the linear equivalence maps the tensor basis element to the covector basis element: Φ1(Eiμ)=eμ \Phi^{-1}(E_{i_\mu}) = e_\mu

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toTensor\text{toTensor} maps the covector basis to the tensor basis

In a (1+d)(1+d)-dimensional spacetime, let Φ:CoVector(d)Tensordown\Phi: \text{CoVector}(d) \cong \text{Tensor}_{\text{down}} be the canonical linear equivalence between the space of Lorentz covectors and the space of real Lorentz tensors with a single covariant (down) index. For any spacetime index μ{0,,d}\mu \in \{0, \dots, d\}, let eμe_\mu be the μ\mu-th element of the standard basis for covectors, and let EiμE_{i_\mu} be the basis element of the tensor space corresponding to the component index iμi_\mu associated with μ\mu via the index equivalence. The theorem states that the image of the covector basis element under the isomorphism is the corresponding tensor basis element: Φ(eμ)=Eiμ \Phi(e_\mu) = E_{i_\mu}

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The basis of Lorentz covectors is the mapped and reindexed canonical tensor basis

In a (1+d)(1+d)-dimensional spacetime, let basis\text{basis} be the standard basis for the space of Lorentz covectors CoVector(d)\text{CoVector}(d) indexed by spacetime indices μFin 1Fin d\mu \in \text{Fin } 1 \oplus \text{Fin } d. Let Tensor.basis\text{Tensor.basis} be the canonical basis for the space of real Lorentz tensors with a single covariant (down) index, indexed by component indices ii. Let Φ:CoVector(d)Tensordown\Phi: \text{CoVector}(d) \cong \text{Tensor}_{\text{down}} be the canonical linear equivalence (isomorphism) between these spaces. The theorem states that the covector basis is equal to the tensor basis transformed by the inverse isomorphism Φ1\Phi^{-1} and reindexed according to the equivalence indexEquiv\text{indexEquiv} between component indices and spacetime indices: basis=reindex(Φ1(Tensor.basis),indexEquiv) \text{basis} = \text{reindex}(\Phi^{-1}(\text{Tensor.basis}), \text{indexEquiv}) Specifically, for any spacetime index μ\mu, the μ\mu-th basis covector eμe_\mu is given by Φ1(Eiμ)\Phi^{-1}(E_{i_\mu}), where EiμE_{i_\mu} is the basis tensor corresponding to the component index iμ=indexEquiv1(μ)i_\mu = \text{indexEquiv}^{-1}(\mu).

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Mapped tensor basis equals reindexed covector basis

In a (1+d)(1+d)-dimensional spacetime, let Φ:CoVector(d)Tensordown\Phi: \text{CoVector}(d) \cong \text{Tensor}_{\text{down}} be the canonical linear equivalence (isomorphism) between the space of Lorentz covectors and the space of real Lorentz tensors with a single covariant (down) index. Let Btensor={Ei}\mathcal{B}_{\text{tensor}} = \{E_i\} be the canonical basis for the tensor space indexed by component indices ii, and let Bcovector={eμ}\mathcal{B}_{\text{covector}} = \{e_\mu\} be the standard basis for covectors indexed by spacetime indices μFin 1Fin d\mu \in \text{Fin } 1 \oplus \text{Fin } d. Let ψ:ComponentIdxFin 1Fin d\psi: \text{ComponentIdx} \cong \text{Fin } 1 \oplus \text{Fin } d be the equivalence between these index types. The theorem states that applying the inverse isomorphism Φ1\Phi^{-1} to the tensor basis is equivalent to reindexing the covector basis by the inverse index equivalence ψ1\psi^{-1}. That is: Φ1(Ei)=eψ(i) \Phi^{-1}(E_i) = e_{\psi(i)} for every component index ii.

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The μ\mu-th component of toTensor(p)\text{toTensor}(p) is p(indexEquiv μ)p(\text{indexEquiv } \mu)

In a (1+d)(1+d)-dimensional spacetime, let pp be a Lorentz covector and let toTensor(p)\text{toTensor}(p) be its representation as a rank-1 tensor with a single "down" (covariant) index. For any tensor component index μ\mu, the μ\mu-th coordinate of toTensor(p)\text{toTensor}(p) with respect to the canonical tensor basis is equal to the value of the covector pp at the spacetime index corresponding to μ\mu under the equivalence indexEquiv\text{indexEquiv}.

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The μ\mu-th component of a Lorentz covector pp is pμp_\mu

For any Lorentz covector pp in a (1+d)(1+d)-dimensional spacetime and for any spacetime index μ{0,1,,d}\mu \in \{0, 1, \dots, d\}, the μ\mu-th component of pp with respect to the standard basis is equal to the value of the covector evaluated at that index, denoted pμp_\mu.

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Linear map application on Lorentz covectors is equivalent to matrix-vector multiplication in the standard basis

In a (1+d)(1+d)-dimensional spacetime, let CoVector(d)\text{CoVector}(d) be the vector space of Lorentz covectors over R\mathbb{R} equipped with its standard basis. For any linear map f:CoVector(d)CoVector(d)f: \text{CoVector}(d) \to \text{CoVector}(d) and any covector pCoVector(d)p \in \text{CoVector}(d), the application of the map f(p)f(p) is equal to the matrix-vector product MpM \cdot p, where MM is the matrix representation of ff with respect to the standard basis.

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Lorentz transformation of covector components: (Λp)i=j(Λ1)jipj(\Lambda \cdot p)_i = \sum_j (\Lambda^{-1})_{ji} p_j

In a (1+d)(1+d)-dimensional spacetime, for any Lorentz transformation ΛLorentzGroup(d)\Lambda \in \text{LorentzGroup}(d) and any Lorentz covector pCoVector(d)p \in \text{CoVector}(d), the ii-th component of the transformed covector Λp\Lambda \cdot p is equal to the sum over all spacetime indices jj of the product of the (j,i)(j, i)-th entry of the inverse Lorentz transformation matrix Λ1\Lambda^{-1} and the jj-th component of pp: (Λp)i=j(Λ1)jipj(\Lambda \cdot p)_i = \sum_{j} (\Lambda^{-1})_{ji} p_j where (Λ1)ji(\Lambda^{-1})_{ji} denotes the entry at row jj and column ii of the matrix representation of Λ1\Lambda^{-1}.

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Λp=(Λ1)p\Lambda \cdot p = (\Lambda^{-1})^\intercal p for Lorentz covectors

In a (1+d)(1+d)-dimensional spacetime, let ΛLorentzGroup(d)\Lambda \in \text{LorentzGroup}(d) be a Lorentz transformation and pCoVector(d)p \in \text{CoVector}(d) be a Lorentz covector. The action of the Lorentz group on the covector, denoted Λp\Lambda \cdot p, is equal to the matrix-vector product of the transpose of the inverse of Λ\Lambda and the covector pp: Λp=(Λ1)p\Lambda \cdot p = (\Lambda^{-1})^\intercal p where (Λ1)(\Lambda^{-1})^\intercal denotes the transpose of the matrix representation of the inverse Lorentz transformation Λ1\Lambda^{-1}.

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Λ(p+q)=Λp+Λq\Lambda \cdot (p + q) = \Lambda \cdot p + \Lambda \cdot q for Lorentz covectors

In a (1+d)(1+d)-dimensional spacetime, for any Lorentz transformation ΛLorentzGroup(d)\Lambda \in \text{LorentzGroup}(d) and any two Lorentz covectors p,qCoVector(d)p, q \in \text{CoVector}(d), the action of the Lorentz group distributes over covector addition such that Λ(p+q)=Λp+Λq\Lambda \cdot (p + q) = \Lambda \cdot p + \Lambda \cdot q.

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Λ(pq)=ΛpΛq\Lambda \cdot (p - q) = \Lambda \cdot p - \Lambda \cdot q for Lorentz covectors

In a (1+d)(1+d)-dimensional spacetime, for any Lorentz transformation ΛLorentzGroup(d)\Lambda \in \text{LorentzGroup}(d) and any two Lorentz covectors p,qCoVector(d)p, q \in \text{CoVector}(d), the action of the Lorentz group distributes over covector subtraction such that Λ(pq)=ΛpΛq\Lambda \cdot (p - q) = \Lambda \cdot p - \Lambda \cdot q

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Λ0=0\Lambda \cdot 0 = 0 for Lorentz covectors

In a (1+d)(1+d)-dimensional spacetime, for any Lorentz transformation ΛLorentzGroup(d)\Lambda \in \text{LorentzGroup}(d), the action of the Lorentz group on the zero covector 0CoVector(d)0 \in \text{CoVector}(d) results in the zero covector: Λ0=0\Lambda \cdot 0 = 0

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Λ(p)=(Λp)\Lambda \cdot (-p) = -(\Lambda \cdot p) for Lorentz covectors

For any natural number dd, given a Lorentz transformation ΛLorentzGroup(d)\Lambda \in \text{LorentzGroup}(d) and a Lorentz covector pCoVector(d)p \in \text{CoVector}(d), the action of Λ\Lambda on the additive inverse of pp is equal to the additive inverse of the action of Λ\Lambda on pp: Λ(p)=(Λp)\Lambda \cdot (-p) = -(\Lambda \cdot p)

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Lorentz action on CoVector(d)\text{CoVector}(d) as a continuous linear map

Given a Lorentz transformation ΛLorentzGroup(d)\Lambda \in \text{LorentzGroup}(d) acting on a (1+d)(1+d)-dimensional spacetime, the function actionCLM(Λ)\text{actionCLM}(\Lambda) is the continuous linear map from the space of Lorentz covectors CoVector(d)\text{CoVector}(d) to itself, defined by the group action vΛvv \mapsto \Lambda \cdot v. This map satisfies the properties of a linear operator over the real numbers R\mathbb{R}.

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actionCLM(Λ)p=Λp\text{actionCLM}(\Lambda) p = \Lambda \cdot p

Let dd be a natural number representing the number of spatial dimensions. For any Lorentz transformation ΛLorentzGroup(d)\Lambda \in \text{LorentzGroup}(d) and any Lorentz covector pCoVector(d)p \in \text{CoVector}(d), the application of the continuous linear map actionCLM(Λ)\text{actionCLM}(\Lambda) to pp is equal to the Lorentz group action Λp\Lambda \cdot p.

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Lorentz transformation of basis covectors: Λeμ=ν(Λ1)μνeν\Lambda \cdot e_\mu = \sum_\nu (\Lambda^{-1})_{\mu\nu} e_\nu

In a (1+d)(1+d)-dimensional spacetime, let {eμ}\{e_\mu\} be the standard basis for the space of Lorentz covectors CoVector(d)\text{CoVector}(d), where μ\mu and ν\nu are spacetime indices in {0,1,,d}\{0, 1, \dots, d\}. For any Lorentz transformation ΛLorentzGroup(d)\Lambda \in \text{LorentzGroup}(d), the action of Λ\Lambda on the μ\mu-th basis covector eμe_\mu is given by the linear combination: Λeμ=ν(Λ1)μνeν\Lambda \cdot e_\mu = \sum_{\nu} (\Lambda^{-1})_{\mu\nu} e_\nu where (Λ1)μν(\Lambda^{-1})_{\mu\nu} denotes the component at row μ\mu and column ν\nu of the matrix representation of the inverse Lorentz transformation Λ1\Lambda^{-1}.