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Endomorphisms algebras can replace the concept of principal fiber bundle. Gauge theories are reformulated within this algebraic framework and further generalized to unify ordinary connections and Higgs fields. A 'noncommutative Maxwell'…

Mathematical Physics · Physics 2007-05-23 Emmanuel Serie

The purpose of the present work is to extend the earlier results for asymptotically flat vacuum space-times to asymptotically flat solutions of the Einstein-Maxwell equations. Once again, in this case, we get a class of asymptotically…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2011-07-19 Ezra T. Newman , Gilberto Silva-Ortigoza

The notion of geometrical duality is discussed in the context of both Brans-Dicke theory and general relativity. It is shown that, in some particular solutions, the spacetime singularities that arise in usual Riemannian general relativity…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2009-10-31 Israel Quiros

Four-dimensional gravity admits many equivalent formulations - metric, Einstein-Cartan, teleparallel, McDowell-Mansouri, among others - each offering distinct advantages, particularly, in view of quantization. We propose a new formulation…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2026-03-13 Maïté Dupuis , Florian Girelli , Oleksandra Hrytseniak , Wolfgang Wieland

We systematically investigate the complete class of vacuum solutions in the Einstein-Gauss-Bonnet gravity theory which belong to the Kundt family of non-expanding, shear-free and twist-free geometries (without gyratonic matter terms) in any…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2020-10-14 Robert Svarc , Jiri Podolsky , Ondrej Hruska

The present paper considers if the new proposed conformal geometrodynamics (CGD) can extend the Nature features compared with general theory of relativity (GTR). The answer for this question can be connected with unique phenomenon arising…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2010-02-19 M. V. Gorbatenko

Gravity is treated as a stochastic phenomenon based on fluctuations of the metric tensor of general relativity. By using a (3+1) slicing of spacetime, a Langevin equation for the dynamical conjugate momentum and a Fokker-Planck equation for…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2014-11-17 J. W. Moffat

We analyse the causality condition in noncommutative field theory and show that the nonlocality of noncommutative interaction leads to a modification of the light cone to the light wedge. This effect is generic for noncommutative geometry.…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2009-11-11 Chong-Sun Chu , Ko Furuta , Takeo Inami

We extend calculus from smooth manifolds to topological manifolds making use of a theory of generalized functions developed for this aim. Actually such extension fits into a boarder context: the universal construction of a site containing…

Differential Geometry · Mathematics 2025-09-03 Tommaso Boccellari

We investigate the Brill-Noether theory of rank-two, degree-$d$ stable vector bundles of speciality $3$ on a general $\nu$-gonal curve of genus $g$, $3 \leq \nu < \lfloor \frac{g+3}{2} \rfloor$. Our approach leverages universal extension…

Algebraic Geometry · Mathematics 2026-02-24 Youngook Choi , Flamino Flamini , Seonja Kim

The thermodynamics of local causal horizons has been shown to imply gravitational dynamics. In this essay, we discuss the principles underlying this observation, and its significance in our understanding of (quantum) gravity. We also show…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2025-09-23 Ana Alonso-Serrano , Marek Liška

In the paper we investigate submanifolds in a tangent bundle endowed with g-natural metric G, defined by a vector field on a base manifold. We give a sufficient condition for a vector field on M to defined totally geodesic submanifold in…

Differential Geometry · Mathematics 2015-06-17 Stanisław Ewert-Krzemieniewski

I state and prove, in the context of a space having only the metrical and affine structure imposed by the geometrized version of Newtonian gravitational theory, a theorem analagous to that of Weyl's for a Lorentz manifold. The theorem says…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2016-03-10 Erik Curiel

The Schwarzschild geometry is investigated within the context of effective-field-theory models of gravity. Starting from its harmonic-coordinate expression, we derive the metric in standard coordinates by keeping the leading one-loop…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2024-01-08 Emmanuele Battista

The space of light rays $\mathcal{N}$ of a conformal Lorentz manifold $(M,\mathcal{C})$ is, under some topological conditions, a manifold whose basic elements are unparametrized null geodesics. This manifold $\mathcal{N}$, strongly inspired…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2022-06-29 A. Bautista , A. Ibort , J. Lafuente

A new, globally regular model describing a static, non spherical gravitating object in General Relativity is presented. The model is composed by a vacuum Weyl--Levi-Civita special field - the so called gamma metric - generated by a regular…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2014-11-17 L. Herrera , G. Magli , D. Malafarina

We construct a tangent bundle exponential map and locally autoparallel coordinates for geometries based on a general connection on the tangent bundle of a manifold. As concrete application we use these new coordinates for Finslerian…

Mathematical Physics · Physics 2016-03-10 Christian Pfeifer

In more than four spacetime dimensions, a multiple Weyl-aligned null direction (WAND) need not be geodesic. It is proved that any higher-dimensional Einstein spacetime admitting a non-geodesic multiple WAND also admits a geodesic multiple…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2010-01-04 Mark Durkee , Harvey S. Reall

The following results are proved: Theorem 1. A totally real semiparallel submanifold of constant curvature with parallel f-structure in the normal bundle of a K\"ahler manifold N is flat or a totally geodesic submanifold of N. Theorem 2. A…

Differential Geometry · Mathematics 2010-10-11 Ognian Kassabov

General Lagrangian theory of even and odd fields on an arbitrary smooth manifold is considered. Its non-trivial reducible gauge symmetries and their algebra are defined in this very general setting by means of the inverse second Noether…

Mathematical Physics · Physics 2009-02-10 G. Giachetta , L. Mangiarotti , G. Sardanashvily