Lorentz Transformation: Velocity Transformation vs Addition

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jaejoon89

Is there a difference between the Lorentz velocity transformation and the relativistic velocity addition? They give the same result...

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What's the Lorentz velocity transformation?

raymo39

i think he means [tex]\sqrt{1-v^2/c^2}[/tex]