English

Torsion, an alternative to dark matter?

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics 2015-05-27 v3 General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology

Abstract

We confront Einstein-Cartan's theory with the Hubble diagram. An affirmative answer to the question in the title is compatible with today's supernovae data.

Cite

@article{arxiv.1104.0160,
  title  = {Torsion, an alternative to dark matter?},
  author = {Andre Tilquin and Thomas Schucker},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1104.0160},
  year   = {2015}
}

Comments

14 pp, 3 figures. Version 2 matches the version published in Gen. Rel. Grav., references added. Version 3 corrects a factor 3 in Cartan's equations to become 2

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