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On an integrable geometrical foundation of gravity

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology 2018-09-13 v1

Abstract

In a talk at the conference {\it Geometrical Foundations of Gravity at Tartu 2017}, it was suggested that the affine spacetime connection could be associated with purely fictitious forces. This leads to gravitation in a flat and smooth geometry. Fermions are found to nevertheless couple with the metrical connection and a phase gauge field. The theory is reviewed in this proceeding, in a Palatini and in a metric-affine gauge formulation.

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@article{arxiv.1802.00650,
  title  = {On an integrable geometrical foundation of gravity},
  author = {Tomi Koivisto},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1802.00650},
  year   = {2018}
}

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21 pages, 2 figures, proceedings submitted to IJGMMP