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Einstein Summation Convention / Lorentz "Boost"
I'm struggling to understand the Einstein Summation Convention - it's the first time I've used it. Would someone be able to explain it in the following context?
Lorentz transformations and rotations can be expressed in matrix notation as
[tex]x^{\mu'} = \Lambda^{\mu'}\!_{\mu}\:x^{\mu}[/tex]
Coordinates are defined by [tex]x^{\mu}[/tex] with [tex]\mu = 0,1,2,3[/tex], such that [tex](x^{0}, x^{1}, x^{2}, x^{3}) = (ct, x, y, z)[/tex]
I'm seeking clarification on the meanings of the various [tex]\mu, \mu'[/tex] indices in the matrix notation equation. Any help would be massively appreciated!
Homework Statement
I'm struggling to understand the Einstein Summation Convention - it's the first time I've used it. Would someone be able to explain it in the following context?
Lorentz transformations and rotations can be expressed in matrix notation as
[tex]x^{\mu'} = \Lambda^{\mu'}\!_{\mu}\:x^{\mu}[/tex]
Coordinates are defined by [tex]x^{\mu}[/tex] with [tex]\mu = 0,1,2,3[/tex], such that [tex](x^{0}, x^{1}, x^{2}, x^{3}) = (ct, x, y, z)[/tex]
I'm seeking clarification on the meanings of the various [tex]\mu, \mu'[/tex] indices in the matrix notation equation. Any help would be massively appreciated!