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An angle in Minkowski space

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A new angular measure in Minkowski space is introduced. It is defined for a cone of any dimension, is additive and invariant under invertible linear transformations. For the dimension 2, it has a clear interpretation as an “amount of rotation” in the Minkowski space from a direction to another one.

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  1. Mathematics, Mount Allison University, E4L 1E6, Sackville, Canada

    Boris V. Dekster

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Dekster, B.V. An angle in Minkowski space. J. Geom. 80, 31–47 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00022-004-1659-9

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