A Generalization of Cartan's Theory of Gravitation

Nov, 1977
8 pages
Published in:
  • J.Phys.A 11 (1978) 2385
Report number:
  • NYU/TR13/77

Citations per year

1984199420042014202310
Abstract: (IOP)
A general spinor interaction with gravitation which includes both Einstein's and Cartan's theories as special cases is discussed. The coupling of torsion to matter field in the new theory has an arbitrary strength which can only be determined by experiment.
  • GRAVITATION
  • general relativity
  • SPINOR: INTERACTION
  • INTERACTION: SPINOR
  • SPIN: INTERACTION
  • INTERACTION: SPIN
  • GAUGE FIELD THEORY
  • GROUP THEORY: LORENTZ