Yes/No question about Minkowski-diagrams

[bjnartowt]

Homework Statement

We have x/ct Minkowski-diagrams

Homework Equations

x/ct are components of a four-vector. Four-vector-inner-products (w/Minkowski-metric) are invariant under Lorentz transformations.

The Attempt at a Solution

...Are there p/E minkowski-diagrams? (That is: momentum/energy Minkowski-diagrams). I am wondering if they'll help me visualize messy collision-problems better... :-|

 

[diazona]

Sure, you could draw a graph with energy on the vertical axis and momentum on the horizontal axis. It's useful for plotting dispersion relations, functions that describe how a particle's energy depends on its momentum. I don't really see how they'd help you with collision problems, though. (If you figure out something, I'm interested)