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The theory of distributions in non-Riemannian spaces is used to obtain exact static thin domain wall solutions of Einstein-Cartan equations of gravity. Curvature $ \delta $-singularities are found while Cartan torsion is given by Heaviside…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2015-06-25 L. C. Garcia de Andrade

Recently, it has been suggested that the phenomenology of flat rotation curves observed at large radii in the equatorial plane of disk galaxies can be explained as a manifestation of General Relativity instead of the effect of Dark Matter…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2022-09-21 Luca Ciotti

A non-classical Weyl theory is developed for Dirac systems with rectangular matrix potentials. The notion of the Weyl function is introduced and the corresponding direct problem is treated. Furthermore, explicit solutions of the direct and…

Spectral Theory · Mathematics 2012-11-29 B. Fritzsche , B. Kirstein , I. Ya. Roitberg , A. L. Sakhnovich

Self-adjoint Dirac systems and subclasses of canonical systems, which generalize Dirac systems are studied. Explicit and global solutions of direct and inverse problems are obtained. A local Borg-Marchenko-type theorem, integral…

Classical Analysis and ODEs · Mathematics 2012-11-29 B. Fritzsche , B. Kirstein , A. L. Sakhnovich

We show that the general theory of relativity can be formulated in the language of Weyl geometry. We develop the concept of Weyl frames and point out that the new mathematical formalism may lead to different pictures of the same…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2015-06-03 C. Romero , J. B. Fonseca-Neto , M. L. Pucheu

By numerically solving the mass distribution in a rotating disk based on Newton's laws of motion and gravitation, we demonstrate that the observed flat rotation curves for most spiral galaxies correspond to exponentially decreasing mass…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2011-08-17 James Q. Feng , C. F. Gallo

Eventual flattening of velocity dispersion profiles of some galactic globular clusters in the Milky Way cannot be explained in the framework of Newtonian gravity and hence in general theory of relativity in the weak field limit, without…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2019-07-31 Tousif Islam

In a recent approach in modelling a radiating relativistic star undergoing gravitational collapse the role of the Weyl stresses was emphasised. It is possible to generate a model which is physically reasonable by approximately solving the…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-10 S D Maharaj , M Govender

All spacetimes for an irrotational collisionless fluid with a purely electric Weyl tensor, with spacetime curvature determined by the exact Einstein field equations, are shown to be integrable. These solutions include the relativistic…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-10-22 W. M. Lesame , P. K. S. Dunsby , G. F. R. Ellis

Weyl and Dirac relativistic fermions are ubiquitous in topological matter. Their relativistic character enables high energy physics phenomena like the chiral anomaly to occur in solid state, which allows to experimentally probe and explore…

We consider the motion of test particles and light rays in a static cylindrically symmetric conformal spacetime given by Said et al [1]. We derive the equations of motion and present their analytical solutions in terms of the Weierstrass…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2016-08-16 Bahareh Hoseini , Reza Saffari , Saheb Soroushfar , Jutta Kunz , Saskia Grunau

The paper describes a unique phenomenon -- the possibility of establishing, in certain space regions, the one-to-one correspondence between equations related to absolutely different physical phenomena: (1) phenomena associated with the Weyl…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2009-07-28 Mikhail Gorbatenko

We develop the properties of Weyl geometry, beginning with a review of the conformal properties of Riemannian spacetimes. Decomposition of the Riemann curvature into trace and traceless parts allows an easy proof that the Weyl curvature…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2018-06-19 James T. Wheeler

In this work we present a derivation of Dirac's equation in a curved space-time starting from a Weyl-invariant action principle in 4+K dimensions. The Weyl invariance of Dirac's equation (and of Quantum Mechanics in general) is made…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2021-03-10 Enrico Santamato , Francesco De Martini

We present a unified derivation of the dynamical correlation functions including density-density, density-current and current-current, of three-dimensional Weyl/Dirac semimetals by use of the Passarino-Veltman reduction scheme at zero…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2018-02-13 Jianhui Zhou , Hao-Ran Chang

Let $\mathcal{D}$ be a Dynkin diagram and let $\Pi=\{\alpha_1,\dots ,\alpha_{\ell}\}$ be the simple roots of the corresponding Kac--Moody root system. Let $\mathfrak{h}$ denote the Cartan subalgebra, let $W$ denote the Weyl group and let…

Group Theory · Mathematics 2015-06-22 Lisa Carbone , Alexander Conway , Walter Freyn , Diego Penta

Topological semimetals, such as the Weyl and Dirac semimetals, represent one of the most active research fields in modern condensed matter physics. The peculiar physical properties of these systems mainly originate from their underlying…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2024-05-09 Yu-Ping Lin , Giandomenico Palumbo

A method to construct exact general relativistic thick disks that is a simple generalization of the ``displace, cut and reflect'' method commonly used in Newtonian, as well as, in Einstein theory of gravitation is presented. This…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2009-11-10 Guillermo A. Gonzalez , Patricio S. Letelier

The new manifestation of conformal invariance for a massless scalar particle in a Riemannian spacetime of general relativity is found. Conformal transformations conserve the Hamiltonian and wave function in the Foldy-Wouthuysen…

Mathematical Physics · Physics 2013-08-07 Alexander J. Silenko

The advanced state of cosmological observations constantly tests the alternative theories of gravity that originate from Einstein's theory. However, this is not restricted to modifications to general relativity. In this sense, we work in…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2020-11-10 Mohsen Fathi , Mona Kariminezhad , Marco Olivares , J. R. Villanueva