Question: Show that the matrices (2.37a), with and satisfying Eq. (2.37b), are the inverses of each other, and that they obey the condition (2.35b)

Show that the matrices (2.37a), with β and γ satisfying Eq. (2.37b), are the inverses of each other, and that they obey the condition (2.35b) for a Lorentz transformation.


[2] - 0 0 Y 0 1 0 1 Y - -


Y > 0 0 10 0 001 (2.37a)


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[2] - 0 0 Y 0 1 0 1 Y - - Y > 0 0 10 0 001 (2.37a)

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