Using equations (2-20), show that

y'u=(1-uxvc2)yv,yu

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The required equation γu=1-uxvc2γgγvis obtained.

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01

Write the given data from the question

The equation 2.20 is given as,

ux'=ux-v1-uxvc2uy'=uyγv1-uxvc2uz'=uzγv1-uxvc2

02

Determine the equation to prove the equation

The expression to calculate the velocity transformation for velocity of object in direction is given as follows.

u'x=ux-v1-uxvc2 ...(i)

Here, is the velocity component in the x direction,v is the velocity of frame S'relative to S, and c is the velocity of the light.

The expression to calculate the velocity transformation for velocity of object iny direction is given as follows.

uy'=uyγv(1-uxvc2) ...(ii)

The expression to calculate the velocity transformation for velocity of object in z

direction is given as follows.

uz'=1γv(1-uxvc2) ...(iii)

03

Prove the equation γu'=(1-uxvc2)γvγu.

The Lorentz factor is written out for the velocity u'as,

γu'=11-u'c2γv'=11-u'c22

The velocityu'2is expand as,

γu'=11-ux'2+uy'2+uz'2c2γu'=11-1c2ux'2+uy'2+uz'2

Substitute ux-v1-uxVc2for ux', uyγv1-uxVc2for u'yand uzγv(1-uxVc2for uz'into above equation.

γu'=11-1c2ux-v1-uxvc22+uyγv1-uxvc22+uzγv1-uxvc22γu'=11-1c2ux-v21-uxvc22+uy2λv21-uxvc22+uy2λv21-uxvc22

Multiply by γv2in the ux'part to simplify the above equation,

role="math" localid="1659332643154" γu'=11-1c2γv2ux-v2γv21-ux-vc22+uy2γv21-ux-vc22+uz2γv21-ux-vc22γu'=11-1c2γv2ux-v2+uy2+uz2γv21-uxvc22γu'=11-γv2ux-v2+uy2+uz2c2γv21-uxvc22γu'=1c2γv21-uxvc22-γv2ux-v2+uy2+uz2c2γv21-uxvc22

Solve further as,

γu'=11γv1-uxvc2c2γv21-uxvc22γv2ux-v2+uy2+uz2c2γu'=γv1-uxvc2c2γv21-uxvc22-γv2ux-v2+uy2+uz2c2γu'=γv1-uxvc2c2γv21+u2xv2c4-2uxvc2-γv2u2x+v2-2uxv+uy2+uz2c2γu'=γv1-uxvc2γv2c21+u2xv2c4-2uxvc-u2x+v2-2uxvc2

Solve further as,

γu'=γu1-uxvc2γv2c2+ux2v2c2-2uxv-ux2-v2+2uxv-uy2-uz2c2γu'=γu1-uxvc2γv2c2+ux2v2c2-u2xv2-uy2-uz2c2γu'=γu1-uxvc2γv2c2-v2+ux2v2c2-1-uy2-uz2c2γu'=γv1-uxvc2γv2c2-v2-yv2ux21-v2c2-uy2-uz2c2

Solve further as,

γu'=γv1-uxvc2c2yv21-v2c2-yv2ux21-v2c2uy2-uz2c2

Substitute 11-v/c2for γvinto above equation.

γu'=γv1-uxvc2c211-vc221-v2c2-11-vc22ux21-v2c2-uy2-uz2c2γu'=γv1-uxvc2c21-v2c2-ux21-v2c21-vc2-uy2-uz2c2γu'=γv1-uxvc2c2-ux2+uy2+uz2c2γu'=γv1-uxvc2c2-ux2+uy2+uz2c2

Substituteux2+uy2+uz2for u2into above equation.

γu'=γv1-uxvc2c2-u2c2γu'=γv1-uxvc21-u2c2

The root mean is equal to Lorentz factor for the velocityu through,

γu'=γv1-uxvc2γuγu'=1-uxvc2γuγv

Hence the required equationγu'=1-uxvc2γuγv is obtained.

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