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Poincaré Transformation


"Poincaré transformation" is the name sometimes (e.g., Misner et al. 1973, p. 68) given to what other authors (e.g., Weinberg 1972, p. 26) term an inhomogeneous Lorentz transformation

 x^'^mu=Lambda^mu_nux^nu+a^mu,

where Lambda^mu_nu is a Lorentz tensor.


See also

Lorentz Transformation, Poincaré Group

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References

Misner, C. W.; Thorne, K. S.; and Wheeler, J. A. Gravitation. San Francisco: W. H. Freeman, 1973.Weinberg, S. Gravitation and Cosmology: Principles and Applications of the General Theory of Relativity. New York: Wiley, 1972.

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Weisstein, Eric W. "Poincaré Transformation." From MathWorld--A Wolfram Web Resource. https://mathworld.wolfram.com/PoincareTransformation.html

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