A locally finite model for gravity

DOI10.1007/s10701-008-9231-3zbMath1163.83013arXiv0804.0328OpenAlexW3098294676WikidataQ56288092 ScholiaQ56288092MaRDI QIDQ1013689

Gerard 't Hooft

Publication date: 21 April 2009

Published in: Foundations of Physics (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/0804.0328

zbMATH Keywords

locally flat spacetime

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

String and superstring theories in gravitational theory (83E30) Quantization of the gravitational field (83C45) Macroscopic interaction of the gravitational field with matter (hydrodynamics, etc.) (83C55) Relativistic gravitational theories other than Einstein's, including asymmetric field theories (83D05) Analogues of general relativity in lower dimensions (83C80) Exact solutions to problems in general relativity and gravitational theory (83C15)

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