Let me say that particle A hits particle B and two particles come out - C and D;
In system S I can write: pμA+pμB=pμC+pμD;
Using the Lorentz transformation I want to prove that energy and momentum are also conserved in frame S'. I rewrite (1) like that: pμA+pμB−pμC−pμD=0;(2)
Now I write something similar for the system S', except I do not know yet whether it's equal to zero: p′μA+p′μB−p′μC−p′μD=C;(3)
My goal is to find that C=0;
I know that for Lorentz transformations this holds true: p′μ=Λμνpν;(4)
So if I put (4) into (3) , I get ΛμνpνA+ΛμνpνB−ΛμνpνC−ΛμνpνD=C;(5)
Now, this will be my question, if I consider each particle's transformation Λμν to be the same, I can bring out the common factor Λμν(pνA+pνB−pνC−pνD) (6) and inside the parentheses I have the same equation (2), thus C=0 and 4-momentum is conserved.
My questions are: 1) Why can I consider that Λμν is the same for every particle's transformation?
2) Also, is my method of proving the 4-momentum conservation alright, or am I doing something ineffectively?
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