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Lorentz Boosts and Rapidity for Inertial Observers in Kruskal-Szekeres Coordinates
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How to cite: Laforet, C. Lorentz Boosts and Rapidity for Inertial Observers in Kruskal-Szekeres Coordinates. Preprints 2023, 2023030512. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202303.0512.v5 Laforet, C. Lorentz Boosts and Rapidity for Inertial Observers in Kruskal-Szekeres Coordinates. Preprints 2023, 2023030512. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202303.0512.v5
Abstract
The Lorentz boost and rapidity for a radially falling frame are derived for the Schwarzschild metric in Kruskal-Szekeres coordinates. It is found through this analysis that the spacetime is radially length contracted toward the metric source in the falling frame as a result of the Lorentz boosting relative to the rest frame (which is shown to be consistent with the rest frame). When the falling frame reaches the event horizon, the Lorentz boost goes to infinity, causing the falling frame to become light-like, but trapped at the horizon. It is shown that in the falling frame at the horizon, the density of the source goes to infinity as a result of the length contraction.
Keywords
Black holes; General Relativity; Schwarzschild metric
Subject
Physical Sciences, Theoretical Physics
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Commenter: Christopher Laforet
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- Updated abstract
- Condensed the paper into 4 pages
- Removed the discussion on symmetries
- Focused on the mathematics of Lorentz boosts and rapidity in Kruskal-Szekeres coordinates