An axiomatic system for Minkowski space–time

DOI10.1063/1.524877zbMath0457.70017OpenAlexW2060808301MaRDI QIDQ3907141

John W. Schutz

Publication date: 1981

Published in: Journal of Mathematical Physics (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL: https://doi.org/10.1063/1.524877

zbMATH Keywords

Minkowski space-timeaxiomatic system

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Special relativity (83A05) Generalized coordinates; event, impulse-energy, configuration, state, or phase space for problems in mechanics (70G10)

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Cites Work

• Kinematic geometry; an axiomatic system for Minkowski space-time
• The Riemannian Structure of Space-Time as a Consequence of a Measurement Method
• The differentiable and causal structures of space-time

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