Isogravity: Toward an Electroweak and Gravitational Unification
High Energy Physics - Theory
2007-07-02 v1
Abstract
We present a model that unites the electroweak interaction with general relativity without specifying a space-time metric. This is made possible by embedding the kinetic terms for gravity and electroweak theory using one connection variable. The gauge theory is specified without relying on a space-time metric. We show that once a symmetry breaking mechanism is implemented that selects a global time-like direction, the electroweak theory and general relativity emerges with their associated massless degrees of freedom; the spin 1 vector boson and the spin 2 graviton.
Cite
@article{arxiv.0706.4481,
title = {Isogravity: Toward an Electroweak and Gravitational Unification},
author = {Stephon H. S. Alexander},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0706.4481},
year = {2007}
}