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START in a Five-Dimensional Conformal Domain

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In this paper we give a brief review of the pseudo-Riemannian geometry of the five-dimensional homogeneous space for the conformal group O(4, 2). Its topology is described and its relation to the conformally compactified Minkowski space is discussed. Its metric and geodesics are calculated using a generalized half-space representation. Compactification via Lie-sphere geometry is outlined. Possible applications to Jaime Keller’s START theory may follow by using its predecessor - the 5-optics of Yu. B. Rumer. The point of view of Rumer is given extensively in the last section of the paper.

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Jadczyk, A. START in a Five-Dimensional Conformal Domain. Adv. Appl. Clifford Algebras 22, 689–701 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00006-012-0355-3

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