Show that the two-dimensional Lorentz transformation relating (ct′,x′) in frame S′ to (ct,x) in frame S, where S′ moves relative to S with speed v, can be written in the form
x′=xcoshϕ−ctsinhϕct′=−xsinhϕ+ctcoshϕ
where the hyperbolic angle ϕ associated with the transformation is given by tanhϕ=v/c. Deduce that
x′+ct′=e−ϕ(x+ct)x′−ct′=eϕ(x−ct)
Hence show that if the frame S′′ moves with speed v′ relative to S′ and tanhϕ′=v′/c, then the hyperbolic angle associated with the Lorentz transformation connecting S′′ and S is given by
ϕ′′=ϕ′+ϕ
Hence find an expression for the speed of S′′ as seen from S.