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Deviation equation in Riemann-Cartan spacetime

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology 2018-06-05 v2

Abstract

We derive a generalized deviation equation in Riemann-Cartan spacetime. The equation describes the dynamics of the connecting vector which links events on two general adjacent world lines. Our result is valid for any theory in a Riemann-Cartan background, in particular, it is applicable to a large class of gravitational theories which go beyond the general relativistic framework.

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@article{arxiv.1804.11106,
  title  = {Deviation equation in Riemann-Cartan spacetime},
  author = {Dirk Puetzfeld and Yuri N. Obukhov},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1804.11106},
  year   = {2018}
}

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9 pages, 1 figure

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