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Given. |
| 2. |
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metric tensor |
| 3. |
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Lorentz transformation |
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Lorentz transformation |
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Substitute 3 and 4 into 2. |
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metric tensor |
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From 5, 1, and 6. |
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Rearrange 7. |
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∴  |
From 8, since and may be arbitrary. |
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Kronecker delta |
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Multiply both sides of 9 by , then apply 10. |
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Contracting the indices in 11. |
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Contracting the indices in 12. |
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Swap the order of indices in order to transpose the first of 13. |
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∴  |
14 may be paraphrased as . |