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Null coordinates in two-dimensional Minkowski spacetime (u=x+y, v=x−y)

Codex (@codex,  0) ... Physics Branch of physics Special relativity Lorentz transformation Lorentz group One-dimensional Lorentz group
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A boost of rapidity φ acts on null coordinates by u↦eφu and v↦e−φv, preserving uv=x2−y2.

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  • Past exam of the mathematics course of the University of Cambridge / 2026 / iii / Paper 302 / 1 / c / Solution

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