Hilbert's projective metric on Lorentz cones and Birkhoff formula for Lorentzian compressions (Q880030)
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Hilbert's projective metric on Lorentz cones and Birkhoff formula for Lorentzian compressions (English)
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10 May 2007
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From the author's abstract: Hilbert's projective metric on a Lorentz cone (forward light cone) is explicitly described in terms of the Lorentz form, and the classical Birkhoff contraction formula for a semigroup of linear compressions of a Lorentz cone is presented in an explicit form.
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Hilbert's projective metric
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Birkhoff contraction formula
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Lorentz cone
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spin factor
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compression
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