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In §3.9 we defined symmetries of classical physics as symmetries of either Poisson manifolds or Poisson algebras; these notions are equivalent.
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Landsman, K. (2017). Symmetry in algebraic quantum theory. In: Foundations of Quantum Theory. Fundamental Theories of Physics, vol 188. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-51777-3_9
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