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The assumption that the universe can be described using a coordinate system is very strong. To reveal some of the structure in such an assumption, I present in this paper axioms for flat space-time which allow the coordinate system to be derived. In this way a structure more general than that of a coordinate system is suggested.
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Hudgin, R.H. (1973). Coordinate-Free Relativity. In: Suppes, P. (eds) Space, Time and Geometry. Synthese Library, vol 56. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-010-2650-5_16
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