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  1. { Lorentz positional transformations }
  2. precision = 10
  3. x_prime = (x - v*t)/sqrt(1-(v/c)^2)
  4. t_prime = (t - (v/c^2)*x)/sqrt(1-(v/c)^2)
  5. y_prime = y
  6. z_prime = z
  7. delta_t = delta_t_prime/sqrt(1-(v/c)^2)
  8. delta_x = delta_x_prime * sqrt(1-(v/c)^2)
  9. c = 3.00 * 10^8