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The purpose of this chapter is a study of Minkowski’s space-time that emphasizes the fundamental geometric and physical aspects that concur in its structure.
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Lavor, C., Xambó-Descamps, S., Zaplana, I. (2018). Minkowski’s Space-Time: Geometry and Physics. In: A Geometric Algebra Invitation to Space-Time Physics, Robotics and Molecular Geometry. SpringerBriefs in Mathematics. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-90665-2_3
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