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Iv been reading about general and special relativity and then I came across Lorentz transformation but I can't seem to find out what it is could you please help
pigman70 said:Iv been reading about general and special relativity and then I came across Lorentz transformation but I can't seem to find out what it is could you please help
The Lorentz Transformation is how you convert the four coordinates of an event in one inertial Frame of Reference into the four coordinates for the same event in a second inertial Frame of Reference moving at a constant speed with respect to the first Frame of Reference.pigman70 said:Iv been reading about general and special relativity and then I came across Lorentz transformation but I can't seem to find out what it is could you please help
phinds said:There is this really neat facility on the internet called Google Search. You should learn how to use it.
pigman70 said:I have been on there but have not found anything
i did find the wikapedia aster but i really did not want to read the whole thing to find out 1 question so it was easier to do it this wayphinds said:That's quite astounding, since I went there and found far more information than I have any interest in reading, starting off with a quite long Wikipedia article. Obviously you did not do a Google search for "Lorentz transfromation" if you found nothing. What DID you search for?
You got a whole lot of answers to your 1 question but did you get the answer you were looking for?pigman70 said:i did find the wikapedia aster but i really did not want to read the whole thing to find out 1 question so it was easier to do it this way
Lorentz transformation is a mathematical equation that describes how measurements of space and time change between two reference frames that are moving at a constant velocity relative to each other. It was developed by Dutch physicist Hendrik Lorentz in the early 20th century as a way to reconcile inconsistencies in the laws of physics that arose from the concept of a fixed speed of light.
Lorentz transformation is important because it forms the foundation of Einstein's theory of special relativity, which revolutionized our understanding of space and time. It allows us to make accurate predictions about how physical quantities, such as length, time, and mass, appear to an observer in different frames of reference.
Lorentz transformation is different from Galilean transformation in that it takes into account the constancy of the speed of light and the relativity of simultaneity. In Galilean transformation, space and time are considered absolute and do not change between reference frames, whereas in Lorentz transformation, they are relative and can vary depending on the observer's frame of reference.
The Lorentz factor, denoted by the Greek letter gamma (γ), is a term that appears in the Lorentz transformation equation. It is defined as 1/sqrt(1-(v^2/c^2)), where v is the relative velocity between two frames of reference and c is the speed of light. The Lorentz factor is used to calculate the effects of time dilation and length contraction in special relativity.
Lorentz transformation is applied in many areas of physics, including particle physics, cosmology, and astrophysics. It is also used in practical applications, such as GPS technology, where the effects of relativity must be taken into account for accurate location calculations. Additionally, the principles of Lorentz transformation are crucial in the development of technologies such as particle accelerators and nuclear reactors.