Irving Segal's axiomatization of spacetime and its cosmological consequences

Abstract

Irving Ezra Segal (1918-1998) has proposed some axioms for mathematical cosmology. These are here re-examined and Segal's redshift formula and energy conservation in the Einstein universe are established in full on their basis. A detailed table of contents appears at the end.

44 pages, 1 figure. Revised text of my invited lecture at the Logic meeting in Budapest, August 5 -11, 2005

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