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Traditionally spatial transformations such as translations and rotations are formulated in terms of transformations of the entire spatial space. In other words, transformations are taken automatically to be of a global nature. This paper investigates a local approach to spatial transformations; local transformations lead naturally to local observables in quantum mechanics.
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Wan, K.K. Local spatial transformations and local observables. Found Phys 21, 1107–1116 (1991). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00733388
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