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Relativistic Mechanics

Problem 1.358

The velocity components of a particle moving in the xyx y plane of the reference frame KK are equal to vxv_{x} and vy.v_{y} . Find the velocity vv^{\prime} of this particle in the frame KK^{\prime} which moves with the velocity VV relative to the frame KK in the positive direction of its xx axis.

Reveal Answer
v=(vxV)2+vy2(1V2/c2)1vxV/c2v^{\prime}=\frac{\sqrt{\left(v_{x}-V\right)^{2}+v_{y}^{2}\left(1-V^{2} / c^{2}\right)}}{1-v_{x} V / c^{2}}