Thursday, 8 January 2015

special relativity - If Lambda isn't a tensor, what is the meaning of Lambdamu   nu and Lambdamunu and so on?


Following this question that asserts that Λ (the transformation matrix in Lorentz group) is not a tensor, then if Λμ   ν is THE Lorentz transformation matrix, what is the meaning of Λμν, Λ   νμ and Λμν ?


I know how are they related to Λμ   ν, for example: Λμν=ημσΛσ   ν.

Considering the fact that η is indeed a tensor and Λ is "just a number" (well, just a matrix), does this mean that Λμν is a tensor in the same way that if r is an ordinary 3D vector and aR just a number then a=ar is a vector?





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