Year: 2025
Type: article
Abstract: It is shown that each Lorentz transformation leaving invariant one spatial axis can be represented by a single complex vector. This fact is employed in the calculation of the Wigner angle (which arises in the composition of two boosts in arbitrary directions) and of the aberration of light.
Source: Revista Mexicana de Física E
Institution: Benemérita Universidad Autónoma de Puebla
Language: English
Subfield: Astronomy and Astrophysics
Field: Physics and Astronomy
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W4411896033