Non-euclideanism in general relativity and cosmology

DOI10.1007/BF00637767MaRDI QIDQ1822372zbMATH OpenFDO

Authors Stjepan Selak

Publication date 1986

Published in Astrophysics and Space Science (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00637767

zbMATH Keywords

cosmological theoriesdilatational degree of freedomnon-Euclidean geometry

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Applications of local differential geometry to the sciences (53B50) Relativistic gravitational theories other than Einstein's, including asymmetric field theories (83D05) Relativistic cosmology (83F05)

Review text

This paper presents an essential epistemological discussion of the advisability of the use of non-Euclidean geometry in cosmological theories. [In the present context this nomenclature refers to quadratic metrics with non-vanishing curvature.] An attempt is made to indicate that the assignment of a dilatational degree of freedom to all matter in the universe (a concept whose definition is not understood by this reviewer) could serve as an appropriate motivation for the introduction of non-Euclidean geometry in the general theory of relativity and in cosmology.

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