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Torsion at different scales: from materials to the Universe

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology 2024-01-02 v3 Materials Science High Energy Physics - Theory

Abstract

The concept of torsion in geometry, although known for a long time, has not gained considerable attention by the physics community until relatively recently, due to its diverse and potentially important applications to a plethora of contexts of physical interest. These range from novel materials, such as graphene and graphene-like materials, to advanced theoretical ideas, such as string theory and supersymmetry/supergravity and applications thereof in understanding the dark sector of our Universe. This work reviews such applications of torsion at different physical scales.

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@article{arxiv.2310.13150,
  title  = {Torsion at different scales: from materials to the Universe},
  author = {Nick E. Mavromatos and Pablo Pais and Alfredo Iorio},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2310.13150},
  year   = {2024}
}

Comments

48 pages, 9 figures incorporated. Invited review, the version matches the published version in the journal Universe