Lorentz transformations from reflections: Some applications

被引:6
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作者
Urbantke, HK [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Vienna, Inst Theoret Phys, A-1090 Vienna, Austria
关键词
reflection groups; Lorentz transformations; polar decomposition; boost links;
D O I
10.1023/A:1024162409610
中图分类号
O4 [物理学];
学科分类号
0702 ;
摘要
We point out, by exhibiting two examples and mentioning a third one, that it,:is sometimes useful to consider Lorentz transformations as generated from hyperplane or line reflections. One example concerns the construction of boosts linking two given 4 vectors, the other one concerns the Minkowski geometric understanding of V. Moretti's polar decomposition of orthochronous Lorentz matrices.
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页码:111 / 117
页数:7
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