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(a) Write out the matrix that describes a Galilean transformation (Eq. 12.12). (b) Writ...

(a) Write out the matrix that describes a Galilean transformation (Eq. 12.12).

(b) Write out the matrix describing a Lorentz transformation along the y axis.

(c) Find the matrix describing a Lorentz transformation with velocity v along the x axis followed by a Lorentz transformation with velocity along the y axis. Does it matter in what order the transformations are carried out?

Equation 12.12

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