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Fundamental Units of Length and Time

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Ideal rods and clocks are defined as an infinitesimal symmetry of the spacetime, at least in the non-quantum case. Since no a priori geometric structure is considered, all the possible models of spacetime are obtained.

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    A. N. Bernal, M. P. López & M. Sánchez

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Bernal, A.N., López, M.P. & Sánchez, M. Fundamental Units of Length and Time. Foundations of Physics 32, 77–108 (2002). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1013800914617

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