The Mathematical Basics and the Results of the Theory of physical   structures
  The theory of Physical Structures (TPS) was put forward by Professor Yu.I. Kulakov for the sake of classifying the laws of Physics. The history of the development of that theory is given in his monograph [1]. A physical structure is a geometry of one or two sets whose metric function assigns a number to every pair of points. Its phenomenological symmetry, under Kulakov, means that for every collection of some finite number of points all of their reciprocal distances are functionally related. Such geometries are endowed with a group symmetry under Klein, which is equivalent to the phenomenological symmetry, and many of them have an essential physical interpretation. That is why they are to be defined precisely and explored as purely mathematical objects. In this monograph we treat the mathematical basics of the TPS and present the results of attempts at classification that have been obtained by now. We hope that the monograph will be of interest for research workers and teachers, senior and post graduate students, as well as to all those interested in algebra, geometry and theoretical physics who would like to use the TPS in their research projects or could want to contribute to the development of its mathematical apparatus. 
G.G. Mikhailichenko, A.N. Borodin
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