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Causality and the group structure of space-time

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This article contains a discussion of the principle of causality and its role in the derivation of the Lorentz transformations of special relativity; in particular, there is an exposition of a key theorem of E. C. Zeeman concerning the relationship between the causal group and the inhomogeneous Lorentz group. In addition there are several remarks on the interchangeability of the geometrical and algebraic modes of expression relating to space-time structure, and an explanation of the role of the conformal group in the description of space-time.

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Briginshaw, A.J. Causality and the group structure of space-time. Int J Theor Phys 19, 329–345 (1980). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00671987

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