Introduction to Classical Mechanics · Problem 13.1

General Relativity — Morin

Physics — Mechanics · velocity-addition-4-vectors

Problem

A

's frame,

B

moves to the right with speed

u

, and

C

moves to the left with speed

v

. What is the speed of

B

with respect to

C

? In other words, use 4-vectors to derive the velocity-addition formula.