Fantappi\`e's final relativity and Lie algebra deformations
Abstract
The purpose of this note is to discuss a few lines appearing in the work of late Fantappi\`e. They concern the proof of rigidity of a specific real semisimple Lie algebra: O(4,1). Our intention is to discuss to what extent such proof constitutes a missed opportunity in history of post-war Italian mathematics.
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