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Three lectures on Poincare gauge theory

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology 2011-01-17 v1 High Energy Physics - Theory

Abstract

In these lectures we review the basic structure of Poincare gauge theory of gravity, with emphasis on its fundamental principles and geometric interpretation. A specific limit of this theory, defined by the teleparallel geometry of spacetime, is discussed as a viable alternative for the description of macroscopic gravitational phenomena.

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@article{arxiv.gr-qc/0302040,
  title  = {Three lectures on Poincare gauge theory},
  author = {M. Blagojevic},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:gr-qc/0302040},
  year   = {2011}
}

Comments

18 pages, LaTeX, 2 figures; based on lectures presented at II Summer School in Modern Mathematical Physics, Kopaonik, Yugoslavia, 1-12 September, 2002