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Past exam of the mathematics course of the University of Cambridge 2020 ii Paper 1 26I c i Solution by
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The identity matrix belongs to . If , thenso the set is closed under multiplication. Taking determinants in gives , so is invertible. Rearranging the defining identity givesIts inverse also preserves , either directly or becauseThus the Lorentz group is a group under matrix multiplication.
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