Spin and torsion in gravitation

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Spin and torsion in gravitation

Venzo De Sabbata , C. Sivaram

World Scientific, c1994

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Includes bibliographical references (p.305-307) and index

Description and Table of Contents

Description

This book gives an exposition of both the old and new results of spin and torsion effects on gravitational interactions with implications for particle physics, cosmology etc. Physical aspects are stressed and measurable effects in relation to other areas of physics are discussed.Among the topics discussed are: alternative ways of unifying gravity with electroweak and strong interactions by an energy dependent spin torsion coupling constant; the idea that all interactions can be understood as originating from spin curvature coupling; the possibility of cosmological models with torsion providing a solution to the cosmological constant problem; and a demonstration that torsion can lead directly to the quantization of space-time itself.

Table of Contents

  • Spin and Torsion
  • Torsion and Magnetism
  • Torsion and Maxwell Equations
  • Maxwell Electrodynamics in Space with Torsion
  • Dirac Equation in Curved Space-Time with Torsion
  • The Torsion Coupling Constant and the Problem of the Cosmological Constant
  • Spin, Magnetic Moment and Electric Charge
  • Torsion - A Way toward Quantization of Gravity? Negative Mass and Torsion
  • Symmetry Breaking
  • Miscellanea
  • Other Physical Consequences of Torsion.

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Details

  • NCID
    BA23477356
  • ISBN
    • 9810217668
  • Country Code
    si
  • Title Language Code
    eng
  • Text Language Code
    eng
  • Place of Publication
    Singapore
  • Pages/Volumes
    xii, 313 p.
  • Size
    23 cm
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