A critical analysis of some fundamental differences in gauge approaches to gravitation

Benn, Ian and Dereli, Tekin and Tucker, Robin (1982) A critical analysis of some fundamental differences in gauge approaches to gravitation. Journal of Physics A: Mathematical and General, 15 (3). pp. 849-866. ISSN 0305-4470

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Abstract

Static spherically symmetric solutions of a particular model of gravitation, including quadratic curvature and torsion terms, are discussed and compared with those found earlier in a model described by a different action. Considerable emphasis is placed on a Lorentz group covariant formulation of the models and the role of local diffeomorphisms of space-time carefully distinguished from the structure group for gravitation. It is argued that the 'modified Poincare gauge' approach of Hehl (1980) and co-workers mixes these concepts and that their model for gravity is dynamically specified by a locally Lorentz invariant action. The logical distinction between a space-time transformation generated by symmetries of particular solutions to a model and gauge covariant symmetries that apply to all solutions is demonstrated.

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Journal Article
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Journal of Physics A: Mathematical and General
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?? PHYSICS AND ASTRONOMY(ALL)MATHEMATICAL PHYSICSSTATISTICAL AND NONLINEAR PHYSICS ??
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