Alternative Gravitational Theories in Four Dimensions
General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology
2007-05-23 v1
Abstract
We argue that from the point of view of gauge theory and of an appropriate interpretation of the interferometer experiments with matter waves in a gravitational field, the Einstein-Cartan theory is the best theory of gravity available. Alternative viable theories are general relativity and a certain teleparallelism model. Objections of Ohanian and Ruffini against the Einstein-Cartan theory are discussed. Subsequently we list the papers which were read at the `Alternative 4D Session' and try to order them, at least partially, in the light of the structures discussed.
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@article{arxiv.gr-qc/9712096,
title = {Alternative Gravitational Theories in Four Dimensions},
author = {Friedrich W. Hehl},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:gr-qc/9712096},
year = {2007}
}
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10 pages, LaTeX2e, uses mprocl.sty