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On the general form of Lorentz transformations

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We present a derivation of the homogeneous Lorentz transformations that arrives immediately at the general form without the usual specialization in thex direction.

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  1. W. Rindler,Special Relativity (Oliver and Boyd, Edinburgh, 1960); C. Møller,Theory of Relativity (Oxford University Press, 1962).

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  1. Division of Theoretical and Space Physics, La Trobe University, Bundoora, Victoria, Australia

    T. M. Kalotas & A. R. Lee

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Kalotas, T.M., Lee, A.R. On the general form of Lorentz transformations. Found Phys 8, 787–792 (1978). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00717506

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