On (Some) Gauge Theories of Gravity
History and Philosophy of Physics
2025-04-09 v1 General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology
Abstract
I consider the sense in which teleparallel gravity and symmetric teleparallel gravity may be understood as gauge theories of gravity. I first argue that both theories have surplus structure. I then consider the relationship between Yang-Mills theory and Poincare Gauge Theory and argue that though these use similar formalisms, there are subtle disanalogies in their interpretation.
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@article{arxiv.2504.05701,
title = {On (Some) Gauge Theories of Gravity},
author = {James Owen Weatherall},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2504.05701},
year = {2025}
}
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17 pages. Presented as part of the Symposium "The Philosophy of the Geometric Trinity of Gravity" at PSA 2025