A Sequence of Generalizations of Cartan's Conservation of Torsion Theorem

1999/08/11 by C. C. Briggs, Briggs, C. C.
Mathematics · Physics and Astronomy · #Advanced Differential Geometry Research #FOS: Physical sciences #General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology (gr-qc) #Geometric Analysis and Curvature Flows #Geometric and Algebraic Topology

paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.gr-qc/9908034

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Abstract

A sequence of generalizations of Cartan's conservation of torsion theorem is given for n-dimensional differentiable manifolds having a general linear connection.

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