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Basics of Spacetime Algebra (STA)

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The spacetime algebra (STA) is the Clifford algebra based on the real 4-dimensional Minkowski space. Basic concepts of the STA are introduced in this chapter.

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Correspondence to Anatoli Babin .

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Babin, A., Figotin, A. (2016). Basics of Spacetime Algebra (STA). In: Neoclassical Theory of Electromagnetic Interactions. Theoretical and Mathematical Physics. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-7284-0_23

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