Solution

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The identity matrix belongs to . If , then
so the set is closed under multiplication. Taking determinants in gives , so is invertible. Rearranging the defining identity gives
Its inverse also preserves , either directly or because
Thus the Lorentz group is a group under matrix multiplication.

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