2003/07/22 by D. Jaramillo, Delio Jaramillo-Velez, Jaramillo, D. +2
Physics and Astronomy · Social Sciences · #FOS: Physical sciences #General Physics (physics.gen-ph) #Philosophical Thought and Analysis #Physics Education (physics.ed-ph) #physics.ed-ph #physics.gen-ph
paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.physics/0307106
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arxiv created 2003/07/22 · openalex publication_date 2003/07/22 · arxiv updated 2009/12/01 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/28
We present a pedagogical approach to the Lorentz group. We start by introducing a compact notation to express the elements of the fundamental representation of the rotations group.Lorentz coordinate transformations are derived in a novel and compact form. We show how to make a Lorentz transformation on the electromagnetic fields as well. A covariant time-derivative is introduced in order to deal with non-inertial systems. Examples of the usefulness of these results such as the rotating system and the Thomas precession, are also presented