The lorentz transformation takes tex2html_wrap89 with c (the speed of light) constant.

The speed of light constant in minkowski metric is tex2html_wrap90

The general transformation is:

tex2html_wrap91

Requiring speed of light constant, you get: tex2html_wrap92 , which is the lorentz condition.

This means tex2html_wrap93 . Proper lorentz transformations have tex2html_wrap94 .

isochronous lorentz transformations have tex2html_wrap95 .




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