The Einstein 3-form \(G_\alpha\) and its equivalent 1-form \(L_\alpha\) in Riemann-Cartan space (Q5947447)

The author starts with a (local) coframe in an \(n\)-dimensional differentiable manifold endowed with a linear connection; using the Bianchi identities, he constructs a curvature dependent \((n-1)\)-form, called the Einstein form and some ``dual'' 1-form \(L\). Properties of these two forms are established, together with new interpretations of known formulae (Einstein's field equation, Salgado's formula). Particularizations in the metric (pseudo-Riemannian) framework are also given. The reviewer considers that a coordinate-free expression of these interesting constructions would lead to a better insight of the global manifold invariants involved.