Bosonic (p−1)-forms in Einstein-Cartan theory of gravity

2014/02/28 by Jorge Alfaro, Simon Riquelme, Simon Riquelme M.
Physics and Astronomy · #Algorithm #Black Holes and Theoretical Physics #Computer science #Cosmology and Gravitation Theories #Noncommutative and Quantum Gravity Theories #gr-qc #hep-th

paper · pdf · doi:10.1103/physrevd.90.104005

published as Phys. Rev. D 90, 104005 (2014) · 14 pages

arxiv created 2014/10/04 · openalex publication_date 2014/11/04 · arxiv updated 2015/02/05 · openalex created_date 2016/06/24 · openalex updated_date 2026/08/05

Abstract

We introduce bosonic (p\ensuremath-1)-form fields that couple to the spin connection of the Einstein-Cartan theory of gravity, thus becoming a nontrivial source of spacetime torsion. We analyze all the general features of both the matter and the gravitational sectors of the theory. Finally, we briefly consider the implications of the existence of such fields in different physical settings.

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