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Yup. Whereas rotations involve two spatial directions (the plane of rotation), a Lorentz boost involves a spatial direction and a temporal direction. Also, the
by antidesitter 8y ago
Yup. Whereas rotations involve two spatial directions (the plane of rotation), a Lorentz boost involves a spatial direction and a temporal direction. Also, the analogue of a rotation angle for a Lorentz boost is a rapidity (hyperbolic angle).