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Generation of Source Terms in General Relativity by differential structures

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology 2009-10-28 v1 dg-ga High Energy Physics - Theory Differential Geometry

Abstract

In this paper the relation between the choice of a differential structure and a smooth connection in the tangential bundle is discussed. For the case of an exotic S7S^7 one obtains corrections to the curvature after the change of the differential structure, which can not be neglected by a gauge transformation. In the more interesting case of four dimensions we obtain a correction of the connection constructed by intersections of embedded surfaces. This correction produce a source term in the equation of the general relativity theory which can be interpreted as the energy-momentum tensor of a embedded surface.

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@article{arxiv.gr-qc/9610009,
  title  = {Generation of Source Terms in General Relativity by differential structures},
  author = {T. Asselmeyer},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:gr-qc/9610009},
  year   = {2009}
}

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14 pages, LaTeX, submitted to Class. Quant. Grav

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