Field equations and contracted Bianchi identities in the generalized Einstein-Cartan theory

DOI10.1007/BF00419613zbMath0404.53017WikidataQ126011076 ScholiaQ126011076MaRDI QIDQ1256744

Wiktor Szczyrba

Publication date: 1978

Published in: Letters in Mathematical Physics (Search for Journal in Brave)

zbMATH Keywords

Scalar CurvatureField EquationsBianchi IdentitiesEinstein-Cartan TheoryNon-Symmetric Connection

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Variational principles in infinite-dimensional spaces (58E30) Relativistic gravitational theories other than Einstein's, including asymmetric field theories (83D05) Local differential geometry of Lorentz metrics, indefinite metrics (53B30) Variational principles of physics (49S05)

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