Lorentz Transformations with Special Relativity Derivation

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Any advice on my derivation layout?
 

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I think the postulates of special relativity at the beginning of the article are due to Einstein, although the transformations are from Lorentz, developed as a part of ether theory.
 
Khashishi said:
I think the postulates of special relativity at the beginning of the article are due to Einstein, although the transformations are from Lorentz, developed as a part of ether theory.
The Lorentz equations are contingent upon the postulates. Without them, there are no equations.