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In the classical Stueckelberg-Horwitz-Piron relativistic Hamiltonian mechanics, a significant aspect of evolution of the classical n-body particle system with mutual interaction is the method by which events along distinct particle world lines are put into correspondence as a dynamical state. Approaches to this procedure are discussed in connection with active and passive symmetry principles.
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Trump, M., Schieve, W.C. The synchronization problem in covariant relativistic dynamics. Found Phys 27, 1–17 (1997). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02550152
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