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Galilean Symmetry

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Symmetries in Science III

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Since this is a symposium for symmetry, I believe that it is our duty to behave as if we all belonged to one and the same tribe living exclusively on symmetry. Thus I have chosen the theme of my lecture to be one of the oldest symmetries we, human being, have known of, that is, Galilean symmetry.

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  1. Institute of Physics, University of Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 305, Japan

    M. Omote & S. Kamefuchi

  2. Theoretical Physics Institute Department of Physics, University of Alberta, Alberta, Canada, T6G 2J1

    Y. Takahashi

  3. Department of Physics, Nagoya University, Nagoya, 464, Japan

    Y. Ohnuki

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  1. Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, Illinois, USA

    Bruno Gruber

  2. Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut, USA

    Francesco Iachello

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Omote, M., Kamefuchi, S., Takahashi, Y., Ohnuki, Y. (1989). Galilean Symmetry. In: Gruber, B., Iachello, F. (eds) Symmetries in Science III. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-0787-7_16

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