>>> If frame S' is moving in the +X direction relative to frame S, at >>> velocity v, and if g = 1/sqrt(1-v^2), and (0,0) -> (0',0'), and c=1, >>> then >>> >>> t' = g * (t - vx) >>> x' = g * (-vt + x) >>> >>> Inverse transform is >>> >>> t = g * (t' + vx') >>> x = g * (vt' + x') >>> >>> Compose them and see what you get. > > You made no comment. Did that mean you agree that these are inverses? It depends on the operator. We are discussing Roberts use of inverse. As you know, the set R and the operator ' + ' has an inverse ' - ' with the identity 0. We can transform x to x' with x' = x +1 and back again with x = x'-1, which is analogous to what you are doing. For the same set R and the operator '*', we can transform x to x' with x' = 2x and back again with x = x'/2. I consider x' = g * (t-vx) to have an inverse x = (t-x'/g) / v. |
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