Transformations Definition and 863 Threads

  1. J

    MHB Change of variables/ Transformations part 2

    I am not sure how I should set my u and v expressions into the u-v plane for this question. How should I look at the expression to set u and v expressions?
  2. J

    MHB Change of variables/ Transformations

    I have obtained as such using changing of variables/ transformations: Let u= y/x and v= xy after manipulating the equation of the curves as such xy = 5, xy = 2, y/x = 1 and y/x = 4. Then u = 1, u = 4, v = 5 and v = 2 => obtain a square on the u-v plane. Change the integrand to: Outer...
  3. S

    I What is difference between transformations and automorphisms

    Could you please help me to understand what is the difference between notions of «transformation» and «automorphism» (maybe it is more correct to talk about «inner automorphism»), if any? It looks like those two terms are used interchangeably. By «transformation» I mean mapping from some set...
  4. Mr Davis 97

    I Solutions to equations involving linear transformations

    I have learned that for matrix theory, for ##A \vec{x} = \vec{b}##, if there exists a particular solution ##p##, then every solution looks like ##p+k##, where ##k \in \ker A##. Can someone help me find material on this online, but only in the context of general linear transformations? For...
  5. rocdoc

    I Weinberg and Ray Transformations – Ch2 App A.

    I wondered if anyone might have something to say about how a 'Ray Transformation' should be defined and also point out what Weinberg means by his 'ray transformations T', see Weinberg, Reference 1, pg 91. Should a ray transformation be an equivalence class of operators? I have started to try to...
  6. T

    Proving a statement about the rank of transformations

    Homework Statement How to prove ##max\{0, \rho(\sigma)+\rho(\tau)-m\}\leq \rho(\tau\sigma)\leq min\{\rho(\tau), \rho(\sigma)\}##? Homework Equations Let ##\sigma:U\rightarrow V## and ##\tau:V\rightarrow W## such that ##dimU=n##, ##dimV=m##. Define ##v(\tau)## to be the nullity of ##\tau##...
  7. S

    Galilean Transformations Problem: Two moving Rockets+Missile

    Homework Statement Mary and Frank are each in their own rocket ships moving along the x-axis. Mary's ship passes Frank's ship at t0=t0'=0 with a speed "v" to the right. When t=t1 in Frank's frame, Frank shoots a missile with a speed "u" where u>v in the direction of Mary. At time t=t2 in...
  8. L

    MATLAB Plotting Coordinate Transformations in Matlab

    I was reading this article (https://www.nature.com/articles/srep40083) about designing a panoramic lens with transformation optics, and wanted to try to play around with modifying the coordinate transformations. I contacted one of the authors of the article, and she mentioned that she plotted...
  9. Physics345

    Wind Turbine Energy Transformations

    Homework Statement In point form, outline the process through which electricity is generated from a wind turbine, highlighting the energy transformations that occur. Then state an advantage for this type of electricity production that have not already been discussed in the lesson. Homework...
  10. opus

    Order of permutations in transformations of functions

    Homework Statement This is for College Algebra. Describe what is happening to the graph of the function ##f\left(x\right)=\sqrt {1 - x}+2##. Homework Equations N/A The Attempt at a Solution This can be rewritten as ##f\left(x\right)=\sqrt {-x + 1}+2## My conundrum: Both my text, as well as...
  11. F

    Transformations of Energy in Wind Power

    Homework Statement Choose one form of electrical generation and in point form outline the process through which electricity is generated and the energy transformations that occur. Homework Equations NA The Attempt at a Solution Hi, I am done my work and I used two reliable sources. This...
  12. jgarrel

    General relativity- Coordinate/metric transformations

    Homework Statement Consider the metric ds2=(u2-v2)(du2 -dv2). I have to find a coordinate system (t,x), such that ds2=dt2-dx2. The same for the metric: ds2=dv2-v2du2. Homework Equations General coordinate transformation, ds2=gabdxadxb The Attempt at a Solution I started with a general...
  13. Math Amateur

    MHB Why Does Lemma 8.4 Equal This Expression?

    The "Operator Norm" for Linear Transformations ... Browder, Lemma 8.4, Section 8.1, Ch. 8 ... ... I am reader Andrew Browder's book: "Mathematical Analysis: An Introduction" ... ... I am currently reading Chapter 8: Differentiable Maps and am specifically focused on Section 8.1 Linear Algebra...
  14. P

    The electric field in an expanding, statically-charged tube

    Imagine that I have a straight, statically-charged, cylinder-shaped tube with arbitrary (ideally infinite) extent. The charge is distributed evenly over the tube such that the field inside the tube is zero. For convenience, let's line up the tube centered along the x-axis such that the...
  15. M

    Linear Transformations if the design matrix

    Homework Statement given that X is an n × p matrix with linearly independent columns. And $$X^∗ = XA$$ where A is an invertible p × p matrix. a) Show that: $$X^*{({X^*}^TX^*)^-}^1{X^*}^T = X{(X^TX)^-}^1X^T$$ b) Consider two alternative models $$M : Y = Xβ + ε$$ and $$M^∗ : Y = X^∗β ^∗ +...
  16. S

    Cartesian to curvilinear coordinate transformations

    Homework Statement Is there a more intuitive way of thinking or calculating the transformation between coordinates of a field or any given vector? The E&M book I'm using right now likes to use the vector field ## \vec F\ = \frac {\vec x} {r^3} ## where r is the magnitude of ## \vec x...
  17. C

    I Relativistic Field Transformations and EM Waves

    If we move towards a source of EM waves, in our reference frame the frequency appears (and it is) higher than what a stationary observer will see due to Doppler effect. The field transformations show that these two observers will se static fields differently so I would also expect that the peak...
  18. Eclair_de_XII

    Trouble understanding linear transformations in this context

    Homework Statement "Show that every subspace of ##ℝ^n## is the set of solutions to a homogeneous system of linear equations. (Hint: If a subspace ##W## consists of only the zero vector or is all of ##ℝ^n##, ##W## is the set of solutions to ##IX=0## or ##0_vX=0##, respectively. Assume ##W## is...
  19. M

    MHB Mappings - Similarity transformations

    Hey! :o I want to check whether the following statements are correct. At each statement I wrote my idea/question: A similitude mapping with exactly one fixed point is a scaling. A similitude mapping is a scaling, or a composition of scaling and rotation or a composition of scaling and...
  20. Eclair_de_XII

    Proving that determinants aren't linear transformations?

    Homework Statement "Determine whether the function ##T:M_{2×2}(ℝ)→ℝ## defined by ##T(A)=det(A)## is a linear transformation. Homework Equations ##det(A)=\sum_{i=1}^n a_{ij}C_{ij}## The Attempt at a Solution I'm assuming that it isn't a linear transformation because ##det(A+B)≠det(A)+det(B)##...
  21. parshyaa

    I Finding the inverse of a matrix using transformations?

    We use A = I.A as equation and then by transforming only A of LHS and I of RHS we come to I = P.A and we say that P is the inverse of matrix A My question is that why we only tranform A and I, why A of RHS is left as it is during the transformation, or why transformation do not take place in...
  22. C

    Integral with transformations and bounded by x + y + z = 1

    Homework Statement I have a question. I need to know the integral dxdydz/(y+z) where x>=0, y>=0, z>=0.Homework Equations It is bounded by x + y + z = 1. The transformations I need to use are x=u(1-v), y=uv(1-w), z=uvw. The Attempt at a Solution y+z = uv. J = uv(v-v^2+uv) So I get the integral...
  23. S

    A Gauge transformations at infinity

    Consider the following paragraph taken from page 15 of Thomas Hartman's lecture notes (http://www.hartmanhep.net/topics2015/) on Quantum Gravity: In an ordinary quantum field theory without gravity, in flat spacetime, there two types of physical observables that we most often talk about are...
  24. F

    I Spinor Representation of Lorentz Transformations: Solving the Puzzle

    I've been working my way through Peskin and Schroeder and am currently on the sub-section about how spinors transform under Lorentz transformation. As I understand it, under a Lorentz transformation, a spinor ##\psi## transforms as $$\psi\rightarrow S(\Lambda)\psi$$ where...
  25. Kudox117

    Lorentz Transformations vs Galilean Transformation

    Homework Statement 2. The attempt at a solution 3. Relevant equations In the first problems of that book i was using the Galilean transformations where V1 = V2 + V But if i use that then V1 = 0.945 - 0.6 V1 = 0.345 Is not the same result, so I am confused. In this new problems we are...
  26. P

    MHB Consecutive vertical and horizontal transformations of a function

    Dear all, I am stuck on this question: "If f(x)=(2^x)+1, give in simplest terms the formula for h(x), which is obtained from transforming f(x) by a vertical stretch, scale factor 8 relative to y=0 a translation by vector (1,4) a horizontal stretch, scale factor 1/2 relative to x=0" This is...
  27. Luca_Mantani

    A Understanding Fierz Identity Transformations

    Hi, I was calculating some amplitudes and I end up with an expression like this: $$(\bar{c}\gamma^\mu\gamma^\nu\gamma^\rho P_L b)(\bar{d}\gamma_\mu\gamma_\nu\gamma_\rho P_L u)$$ In the solution of the exercise they say that, from the Fierz identity: $$(\bar{c}\gamma^\mu\gamma^\nu\gamma^\rho P_L...
  28. D

    I Change of Basis and Unitary Transformations

    Say, we have two orthonormal basis sets ##\{v_i\}## and ##\{w_i\}## for a vector space A. Now, the first (old) basis, in terms of the second(new) basis, is given by, say, $$v_i=\Sigma_jS_{ij}w_j,~~~~\text{for all i.}$$ How do I explicitly (in some basis) write the relation, ##Uv_i=w_i##, for...
  29. L

    I Determining Coordinate Transformations for Cloaking Device

    I was reading this article: https://arxiv.org/ftp/arxiv/papers/1005/1005.5206.pdf , regarding the mathematical description of a diamond-shaped cloaking device, and am struggling to understand how the authors found the coordinate transformations in equations (1) and (5). What is the process for...
  30. davidge

    Matrices and linear transformations. Where did I go wrong?

    Hi everyone. Excuse me for my poor English skills. I did an exam today and my exam result was 13 of 40. I don't understand why it was my result, because while doing the exam I though I was doing it well, then the result was a surprise for me. I will write down the questions and after show my...
  31. davidge

    I Matrices and linear transformations. Where did I go wrong?

    Hi everyone. Excuse me for my poor English skills. I did an exam today and my exam result was 13 of 40. I don't understand why it was my result, because while doing the exam I though I was doing it well, then the result was a surprise for me. I will write down the questions and after write my...
  32. R

    Doppler shift derivation from Lorentz Transformations

    Homework Statement Show how one can obtain the Doppler transformation for the frequency of a receding source just using the Lorentz transformations for the energy (where E=h). Homework Equations Relativistic transformations for momentum and energy: E = γ(E' + vp'x) pc/E = v/c = β The Attempt...
  33. R

    I Galilean Vs. Lorentz Transformations

    I was reading my textbook for my elementary modern class and the author said that a pulse of light from a light bulb would be spherical and could be expressed as x2 + y2 + z2 = c2t2 and x'2 + y'2 + z'2 = c2t'2. Then the author goes on to say that this cannot happen for both reference frames in a...
  34. T

    Using matrices for functions -- transformations and translation

    Homework Statement Happy new year all. I was wondering if you can use matrices to translate and transform a function? So for example if I were to take the function $$f(x)=x^2+4x$$ and I want to the translate and transform the equation to $$2f(x+4)$$. Can this be done by matrices. I know how...
  35. Hypercube

    Linear Algebra / Linear Maps (Transformations)

    This isn't really a homework question, I just need help understanding the example: ===================== ==================== So transformation takes complex n-tuple as input, and it seems output is also a complex n-tuple (which is what makes it "operator"). But permutations of n entries is...
  36. H

    A Is Time Evolution in Phase-Space Equivalent to Canonical Transformations?

    When we make a canonical transformation the volume in phase-space doesn't change. Likewise if we consider motion of a system in phase-space the volume won't change either according to Liouville's theorem. Does that mean that every physical motion of the system in phase-space is equivalent to...
  37. karush

    MHB What is the Greek Notation in Tangent Transformations?

    $\textsf{got ? on the Greek notation. if Period = T}$ \begin{align} \displaystyle Y_{tan}&=A\tan\left[\omega\left(x-\frac{\phi}{\omega} \right) \right]+B \implies A\tan\left(\omega x-\phi \right)+B \\ T&=\left(\frac{\phi}{\omega}\right) \\ PS&=\phi \end{align} $\textsf{so on:}$ \begin{align}...
  38. T

    I Applicability of E and B field Transformations

    I have a question regarding these transformation formulas: ##\begin{align} & E'_x = E_x & \qquad & B'_x = B_x \\ & E'_y = \gamma \left( E_y - v B_z \right) & & B'_y = \gamma \left( B_y + \frac{v}{c^2} E_z \right) \\ & E'_z = \gamma \left( E_z + v B_y \right) & & B'_z = \gamma \left( B_z -...
  39. F

    I Canonical transformations and generating functions

    I've been reading about canonical transformations in Hamiltonian mechanics and I'm a bit confused about the following: The author considers a canonical transformation $$q\quad\rightarrow\quad Q\quad ,\quad p\quad\rightarrow\quad P$$ generated by some function ##G##. He then considers the case...
  40. Mayan Fung

    I Questions about linear transformations

    We learned that the condition of a linear transformation is 1. T(v+w) = T(v)+T(w) 2. T(kv) = kT(v) I am wondering if there is any transformation which only fulfil either one and fails another condition. As obviously, 1 implies 2 for rational number k. Could anyone give an example of each...
  41. D

    Identifying time and/or amplitude transformations

    So the question looks like this: Identify the time and/or amplitude transformations that must be applied to the signal x(t) in order to obtain each of the signal specified below. Choose the transformations such that time shifting precedes time scaling and amplitude scaling precedes amplitude...
  42. M

    Linear transformations, images for continuous functions

    Homework Statement Let ##C## be the space of continuous real functions on ##[0,\pi]##. With any function ##f\in C##, associate another function ##g=T(f)## defined by $$g=T(f)\equiv \int_0^\pi \cos(t-\tau) f(\tau) \, d \tau$$ a) Show ##T## is a linear transformation from ##C## to ##C##. b)What...
  43. Diego Berdeja

    I Lorentz Transformations in the context of tensor analysis

    Hello everyone, There is something that has been bugging me for a long time about the meaning of Lorentz Transformations when looked at in the context of tensor analysis. I will try to be as clear as possible while at the same time remaining faithful to the train of thought that brought me...
  44. Evangeline101

    Sinusoidal Functions: describe transformations, sketch graph

    Homework Statement Homework Equations none The Attempt at a Solution -amplitude is 3 -period is 180° -right 60° -down 1 Rough sketch of graph: I would like to know if the graph looks right, is there any improvements to be made? Thanks :)
  45. Ravi Mohan

    A LLT, GCT and gauge transformations

    It has been sometime since I have been thinking about this question and I have been quite successful in confusing myself. In Einstein's General Relativity, we say that the general coordinate transformations (or diffeomorphisms) on a manifold are the gauge transformations of the theory. The local...
  46. Ibrahim Mustafa

    I What are the generalized Sundman transformations?

    I would like to give me a simple definition about the generalized Sundman transformations and how we use it to solve the second order differential equation.
  47. J

    A Noether's Theorem to Multi-parameter Transformations

    When you have single parameter transformations like this in Noether's Theorem \begin{array}{l} {\rm{ }}t' = t + \varepsilon \tau + ...{\rm{ }}\\ {\rm{ }}{q^\mu }^\prime = {q^\mu } + \varepsilon {\psi ^\mu } + ... \end{array} The applicable form of the Rund-Trautman Identity is {\rm{...
  48. JuanC97

    I Correctly Using Lorentz Transformations: A Special Relativity Problem

    Ok so... It's been a while since I first saw this problematic scenario and I want to know how to deal with it. The question arises in the context of special relativity. Suppose 2 objects moving at the same speed. The floor is the rest frame 'A' and the front object is the moving frame 'B'. The...
  49. A

    Multiple Source Transformations

    Homework Statement In the attached image, I'm confused on how the first circuit reduces to the second circuit. Homework Equations Is=Vs/R1 The Attempt at a Solution I know that in order to do a source transformation that I need to have a current source in parallel with a resistor or a...
  50. N

    A Confusion regarding conformal transformations

    I am confused about conformal transformations on Riemannian manifolds. Here's what I have so far. 1. Under a conformal transformation the metric changes by: g' -> Ω2g 2. Under a Weyl transformation the metric changes by: g' -> exp(-2f)g 3. Any 2D Riemann manifold is locally conformally...
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