Are all identically conserved geometric tensors metric variations of actions? A status report

DOI10.1016/J.PHYSLETB.2019.02.005zbMath1411.83018arXiv1811.03124OpenAlexW2900221239WikidataQ114141588 ScholiaQ114141588MaRDI QIDQ1737275

Xianqiang Yang

Publication date: 27 March 2019

Published in: Physics Letters. B (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/1811.03124

zbMATH Keywords

conservation lawsgeneral relativity

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Applications of differential geometry to physics (53Z05) Gravitational energy and conservation laws; groups of motions (83C40)

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