Torsion and the Gravitational Interaction
General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology
2009-11-10 v2
Abstract
By using a nonholonomous-frame formulation of the general covariance principle, seen as an active version of the strong equivalence principle, an analysis of the gravitational coupling prescription in the presence of curvature and torsion is made. The coupling prescription implied by this principle is found to be always equivalent with that of general relativity, a result that reinforces the completeness of this theory, as well as the teleparallel point of view according to which torsion does not represent additional degrees of freedom for gravity, but simply an alternative way of representing the gravitational field.
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@article{arxiv.gr-qc/0408096,
title = {Torsion and the Gravitational Interaction},
author = {H. I. Arcos and J. G. Pereira},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:gr-qc/0408096},
year = {2009}
}
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Version 2: minor presentation changes, a reference added, 11 pages (IOP style)