Graphical representations for the successive Lorentz transformations. Application: Lorentz contraction and its dependence on Thomas rotation

DOI10.1007/s10701-015-9971-9zbMath1394.51012OpenAlexW2274022232MaRDI QIDQ266253

Riad Chamseddine

Publication date: 13 April 2016

Published in: Foundations of Physics (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10701-015-9971-9

zbMATH Keywords

Lorentz contractionsuccessive Lorentz transformationsThomas rotation

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Special relativity (83A05) Geometry of classical groups (51N30)

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