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It is shown that a nondegenerate Hamiltonian theory of a finite number of classical particles cannot describe any interaction if the theory is relativistically invariant and if the co-ordinates of the particles transform, correctly under the inhomogeneous Lorentz group.
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Si dimostra che una teoria hamiltoniana non degenere di un numero flnito di particelle classiche non può descrivere nessuna interazione se la teoria è relativisticamente invariante e se le coordinate delie particelle si trasformano correttamente rispetto al gruppo di Lorentz omogeneo.
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Leutwyler, H. A no-interaction theorem in classical relativistic Hamiltonian particle mechanics. Nuovo Cim 37, 556–567 (1965). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02749856
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