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The equation for a spherical wave front of a light pulse that begins at the origin at t=0 is: x^2+y^2+z^2-(ct)^2=0.

Using the lorentz transformation show that such a light pulse also has a spherical wave front in S' by showing that x^2+y^2+z^2-(ct)^2=0 in S'.

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The equation for a spherical wave front of a light pulse that begins at the origin at t=0 is: x2 + y2 + z2 - (ct)2 = 0. Using the Lorentz transformation show that such a ...

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