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The equivalence principle in combination with the special relativistic equivalence between mass and energy, $E=mc^2$, is one of the cornerstones of general relativity. However, for composite systems a long-standing result in general…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2019-05-22 Magdalena Zych , Łukasz Rudnicki , Igor Pikovski

The discovery of the accelerated expansion of the universe highlighted General Relativity's inability to naturally account for dark energy without invoking a finely tuned cosmological constant. In response, a wide range of alternative…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2025-11-11 P. A. G. Monteiro , C. J. A. P. Martins

This paper elaborates the problem of energy-momentum in the framework of teleparallel equivalent of General Relativity. For this purpose, we consider energy-momentum prescription derived from the integral form of the constraint equations…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2010-01-07 M. Sharif , Sumaira Taj

Using the fact that teleparallel gravity allows a separation between gravitation and inertia, explicit expressions for the gravitational and the inertial energy-momentum densities are obtained. It is shown that, like all other fields of…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2009-08-14 R. Aldrovandi , Tiago Gribl Lucas , J. G. Pereira

Due to its underlying gauge structure, teleparallel gravity achieves a separation between inertial and gravitational effects. It can, in consequence, describe the isolated gravitational interaction without resorting to the equivalence…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2009-11-11 R. Aldrovandi , L. C. T. Guillen , J. G. Pereira , K. H. Vu

The transformation properties of the gravitational energy-momentum in the teleparallel gravity are analyzed. It is proved that the gravitational energy-momentum in the teleparallel gravity can be expressed in terms of the Lorentz gauge…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2007-05-23 G. Y. Chee , Ye Zhang , Yongxin Guo

The energy-momentum distribution of spatially homogeneous rotating spacetimes in the context of teleparallel theory of gravity is investigated. For this purpose, we use the teleparallel version of Moller prescription. It is found that the…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2008-11-26 M. Sharif , M. Jamil Amir

A locally Lorentz-covariant theory of gravity that is equivalent to general relativity in weak gravitational field is suggested. The space-time standards in local gravitational field are modified in terms of equivalence principle to keep…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2026-02-05 Hai-Long Zhao

Although equivalent to general relativity, teleparallel gravity is conceptually speaking a completely different theory. In this theory, the gravitational field is described by torsion, not by curvature. By working in this context, a new…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2015-11-30 Giovanni Otalora

After reminder some facts concerning general relativity ({\bf GR}) we pass to teleparallel gravity. We are confining the special model of the teleparallel gravity, which is popular recently, called {\it the teleparallel equivalent of…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2010-11-22 Janusz Garecki

Teleparallel gravity is an equivalent formulation of general relativity in which instead of the Ricci scalar $R$, one uses the torsion scalar $T$ for the Lagrangian density. Recently teleparallel dark energy has been proposed by Geng et al.…

General Physics · Physics 2015-06-05 A. Banijamali , B. Fazlpour

A quantum cosmology in teleparallel gravity is presented in this article. Teleparallel gravity is used to perform such an analysis once in General Relativity (GR) the concept of gravitational energy is misleading preventing the…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2018-02-23 A. S. Fernandes , S. C. Ulhoa , R. G. G. Amorim

Employing the quasi-Maxwell form of the Einstein field equations in the context of gravitoelectromagnetism, we introduce a general relativistic analog of Poisson's equation as a natural outcome of the corresponding spacetime decomposition…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2020-05-07 R. Gharechahi , J. Koohbor , M. Nouri-Zonoz

Teleparallel Gravity is a gauge theory where gravity is a manifestation of the torsion of space-time and its success relies on being a possible solution to some problems of General Relativity. In this essay we introduce the construction of…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2023-05-12 Geovanny A. Rave-Franco , Celia Escamilla-Rivera

Teleparallel gravity, an empirically equivalent counterpart to General Relativity, represents the influence of gravity using torsional forces. It raises questions about theory interpretation and underdetermination. To better understand the…

History and Philosophy of Physics · Physics 2024-11-20 Helen Meskhidze , James Owen Weatherall

The purpose of this paper is to illustrate the problem of energy and momentum distributions of Van Stockum space-time within the framework of two different theories of gravity, general relativity and teleparallel gravity. We have shown that…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2021-05-26 Ragab M Gad , H. A. Alharbi

The description of the gravitation energy is a long standing problem. Although some success has been achieved, there is no satisfactory solution to this problem yet. Probably the most promising approach to this problem is given by…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2025-07-01 R. D. Costa , J. B. Formiga

The center of mass and spin for isolated sources of gravitational radiation that move at relativistic speeds are defined. As a first step, we also present these definitions in flat space. This contradicts some general wisdom given in…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2020-01-15 C. N. Kozameh , J. I. Nieva , G. D. Quiroga

In general relativity (GR), the metric tensor of spacetime is essential since it represents the gravitational potential. In other gauge theories (such as electromagnetism), the so-called premetric approach succeeds in separating the purely…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2017-04-18 Yakov Itin , Friedrich W. Hehl , Yuri N. Obukhov

In the general relativistic description of gravitation, geometry replaces the concept of force. This is possible because of the universal character of free fall, and would break down in its absence. On the other hand, the teleparallel…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2009-11-10 R. Aldrovandi , J. G. Pereira , K. H. Vu