On the local geometry of rotating matter (Q1074889)

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On the local geometry of rotating matter
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    On the local geometry of rotating matter (English)
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    It is argued that spinning matter in general relativity produces translational holonomy and this in turn gives rise to torsion (proportional to the spin density) so that the Einstein-Cartan theory is not a different one from general relativity but arises from it by carrying out a smoothing process analogous to but more complicated than the derivation of equations for continuous matter from those for a set of particles. The Einstein-Cartan relationship between torsion and spin current is simply the conservation condition for angular momentum.
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    spinning matter
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    Einstein-Cartan theory
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    torsion
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    spin
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