Topological invariants and the dynamics of an axial vector torsion field

DOI10.1007/BF01031879zbMath0521.53059WikidataQ124825955 ScholiaQ124825955MaRDI QIDQ1055021

W. Drechsler

Publication date: 1983

Published in: General Relativity and Gravitation (Search for Journal in Brave)

zbMATH Keywords

Einstein's equationsRiemann-Cartan space-timeaxial vector torsion fieldPontrjagin invariantquadratic curvature invariants

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Applications of global differential geometry to the sciences (53C80) Relativistic gravitational theories other than Einstein's, including asymmetric field theories (83D05) Global differential geometry of Lorentz manifolds, manifolds with indefinite metrics (53C50)

Related Items (1)

Gravity without metric, torsion, and topological gravity

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