Category Archives: Special relativity

From SU(1,1) to the Lorentz group

From the two-dimensional disk we are moving to three-dimensional space-time. We will meet Einstein-Poincare-Minkowski special relativity, though in a baby version, with x and y, but without z in space. It is not too bad, because the famous Lorentz transformations, … Continue reading

Posted in Geometry, Hyperbolic geometry, Mathematica, Special relativity, SU(1,1), Teoria względności szczególna | 3 Comments

When China Rules the World

The title of the post can be found on Wikipedia with additional information. But this post is more personal. Indeed China rulez! Few weeks ago I received the following email: Quantum World-2017 Time: 16th-18th October, 2017 Place: Changsha, Hunan Province, … Continue reading

Posted in General, Lorentz transforations, Special relativity, Spin and rotations, Spin matrices | 1 Comment

Elliptic m-deformed relativity

According to Wikipedia special relativity theory was originally proposed in 1905 by Albert Einstein. But Wikipedia is not always the best source of information. For instance Wikipedia has a section about “Causality and prohibition of motion faster than light“. Quite … Continue reading

Posted in Elliptic functions, Lorentz transforations, Special relativity, Unconventional science | 13 Comments