Prove that the two-dimensional Lorentz transformation can be written in the form
x′ct′=xcoshϕ−ctsinhϕ=−xsinhϕ+ctcoshϕ
where tanhϕ=v/c. Hence, show that
x′+ct′=e−ϕ(x+ct)x′−ct′=eϕ(x−ct)
Given that frame S′ has speed v with respect to S and S′′ has speed v′ with respect to S′, use this formalism to find the speed v′′ of S′′ with respect to S.
[Hint: rotation through a hyperbolic angle ϕ, followed by rotation through ϕ′, is equivalent to rotation through ϕ+ϕ′.]