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I have been struggling to find an inverse to a Lorentz matrix [itex]\Lambda[/itex] using formula: [itex]\Lambda^{-1}= \frac{1}{| \Lambda| }\textrm{adj}(\Lambda)[/itex] from linear algebra.
[itex]
\Lambda =
\begin{bmatrix}
\gamma&0&0&-\beta \gamma \\
0 & 1 & 0 & 0\\
0 & 0 & 1 & 0\\
-\beta \gamma & 0 & 0 & \gamma
\end{bmatrix}
[/itex]
My professor says that inverse to the matrix above is:
[itex]
\Lambda^{-1} =
\begin{bmatrix}
\gamma&0&0&\beta \gamma \\
0 & 1 & 0 & 0\\
0 & 0 & 1 & 0\\
\beta \gamma & 0 & 0 & \gamma
\end{bmatrix}
[/itex]
I tried to derive inverse matrix metodically by first calculating the determinant of [itex]\Lambda[/itex], then matrix of minors, matrix of cofactors,
adjugate matrix and in the end using the above formula to find the inverse. And i end up with this:
[itex]
\Lambda^{-1} = \frac{1}{|\Lambda|} \textrm{adj}(\Lambda) = \frac{1}{\gamma^2 (1 - \beta^2)}
\begin{bmatrix}
\gamma & 0 & 0 &\beta \gamma\\
0 & \gamma^2(1-\beta^2) & 0 & 0\\
0 & 0 & \gamma^2(1-\beta^2) & 0\\
\beta \gamma & 0 & 0 & \gamma\\
\end{bmatrix}
[/itex]
Well my result is not what my professor says i should get. In my adjugate matrix parts with [itex]\gamma[/itex] and [itex]\beta \gamma[/itex] seem wrong.
Is it possible my professor wrote down wrong inverse matrix?
I have tripple checked all the calculations, but i simply can't get the right result. Here is my whole derivation (please click the lower "DOWNLOAD" button).
Could anyone point me to the right direcction?
I am kind of lost here, but i am sure i have done a lot of work and am near the solution.
[itex]
\Lambda =
\begin{bmatrix}
\gamma&0&0&-\beta \gamma \\
0 & 1 & 0 & 0\\
0 & 0 & 1 & 0\\
-\beta \gamma & 0 & 0 & \gamma
\end{bmatrix}
[/itex]
My professor says that inverse to the matrix above is:
[itex]
\Lambda^{-1} =
\begin{bmatrix}
\gamma&0&0&\beta \gamma \\
0 & 1 & 0 & 0\\
0 & 0 & 1 & 0\\
\beta \gamma & 0 & 0 & \gamma
\end{bmatrix}
[/itex]
I tried to derive inverse matrix metodically by first calculating the determinant of [itex]\Lambda[/itex], then matrix of minors, matrix of cofactors,
adjugate matrix and in the end using the above formula to find the inverse. And i end up with this:
[itex]
\Lambda^{-1} = \frac{1}{|\Lambda|} \textrm{adj}(\Lambda) = \frac{1}{\gamma^2 (1 - \beta^2)}
\begin{bmatrix}
\gamma & 0 & 0 &\beta \gamma\\
0 & \gamma^2(1-\beta^2) & 0 & 0\\
0 & 0 & \gamma^2(1-\beta^2) & 0\\
\beta \gamma & 0 & 0 & \gamma\\
\end{bmatrix}
[/itex]
Well my result is not what my professor says i should get. In my adjugate matrix parts with [itex]\gamma[/itex] and [itex]\beta \gamma[/itex] seem wrong.
Is it possible my professor wrote down wrong inverse matrix?
I have tripple checked all the calculations, but i simply can't get the right result. Here is my whole derivation (please click the lower "DOWNLOAD" button).
Could anyone point me to the right direcction?
I am kind of lost here, but i am sure i have done a lot of work and am near the solution.