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Dometrious Gordine
Virginia Union University
Howard University REU Program
*An Extension of Lorentz Transformations
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*Introduction
*Maxwell’s Equations
*Lorentz transformations
*(symmetry of Maxwell’s equations)
(matrix format)
v is a constant
Q: Can we extendto non-constant v?
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*The Quest
*Q: Can we extend Lorentz transformations, but so as to still be a symmetry of Maxwell’s equations?
*Standard: boost-speed (v) is constant.
*Make v → v0 + aμxμ = v0 + a0x0 + a1x1 + a2x2 + a3x3
*Expand all functions of v, but treat the aμ as small
*…that is, keep only linear (1st order) terms
and
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*The Quest
*Compute the extended Lorentz matrix
*…and in matrix form:
*Now need the transformation on the EM fields…
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*The Quest
*Use the definition
*…to which we applythe modified Lorentzmatrix twice (because it is a rank-2 tensor)
*For example:
red-underlined
fields vanish
identically
Use that
Fμν= –Fνμ
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*The Quest
*This simplifies—a little—to, e.g.:
This is very clearly exceedingly unwieldy.We need a better approach.
With the above-calculated partial derivatives:
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*The Quest
*Use the formal tensor calculus
*Maxwell’s equations:
*General coordinate transformations:
note: opposite derivatives
…to be continued
Transform the Maxwell’s equations: Use that the equations in old coordinates hold. Compute the transformation-dependent difference. Derive conditions on the aμ parameters.