Relativity without light: a new proof of Ignatowski’s theorem. (English) Zbl 1473.22018
A theorem formulated by Ignatowski for two dimensional space-times, and generalized by Corini to higher dimensions, states that based on simple assumptions (not including the assumption that the speed of light is invariant), the symmetry group of the space-time is one of only a few possibilities. A simplified proof is given for this theorem.
Reviewer: Mohammad Khorrami (Tehran)
MSC:
| 22E70 | Applications of Lie groups to the sciences; explicit representations |
| 83A05 | Special relativity |
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