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Symmetric Teleparallel Geometries

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology 2022-11-17 v3

Abstract

In teleparallel gravity and, in particular, in F(T)F(T) teleparallel gravity, there is a challenge in determining an appropriate (co-)frame and its corresponding spin connection to describe the geometry. Very often, the "proper" frame, the frame in which all inertial effects are absent, is not the simplest (e.g, diagonal) (co-)frame. The determination of the frame and its corresponding spin connection for F(T)F(T) teleparallel gravity theories when there exist affine symmetries is of much interest. In this paper we present the general form of the coframe and its corresponding spin connection for teleparallel geometries which are invariant under a G6G_6 group of affine symmetries. The proper coframe and the corresponding F(T)F(T) field equations are also shown for these Teleparallel Robertson Walker (TRW) geometries. Further, with the addition of an additional affine symmetry, it is possible to define a Teleparallel de Sitter (TdS) geometry.

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@article{arxiv.2205.10719,
  title  = {Symmetric Teleparallel Geometries},
  author = {A. A. Coley and R. J. van den Hoogen and D. D. McNutt},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2205.10719},
  year   = {2022}
}

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15 pages

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