Metric-affine variational principles in general relativity. II: Relaxation of the Riemannian constraint

DOI10.1007/BF00756364zbMath0477.53037OpenAlexW2160781558WikidataQ115394916 ScholiaQ115394916MaRDI QIDQ1160924

Larry L. Smalley, Eric A. Lord, Friedrich W. Hehl

Publication date: 1981

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

Full work available at URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/bf00756364

zbMATH Keywords

variational principlesminimal couplingEinstein-Cartan-Sciama-Kibble theorymatter Lagrangianvolume-preserving linear connection

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

General relativity (83C99) Applications of local differential geometry to the sciences (53B50) Local differential geometry of Lorentz metrics, indefinite metrics (53B30) Variational principles of physics (49S05)

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