New general relativity
A gravitational theory is formulated on the Weitzenboeck space-time, characterized by the vanishing curvature tensor (absolute parallelism) and by the torsion tensor formed of four parallel vector fields. This theory is called new general relativity, since Einstein in 1928 first gave its original form. New general relativity has three parameters c/sub 1/, c/sub 2/, and lambda, besides the Einstein constant kappa. In this paper we choose c/sub 1/ = 0 = c/sub 2/, leaving open lambda. We prove, among other things, that (i) a static, spherically symmetric gravitational field is given by the Schwarzschild metric, that (ii) in the weak-field approximation an antisymmetric field of zero mass and zero spin exists, besides gravitons, and that (iii) new general relativity agrees with all the experiments so far carried out.
- Research Organization:
- Institute of Physics, University of Tokyo (Komaba) Tokyo, Japan
- OSTI ID:
- 6149661
- Journal Information:
- Phys. Rev., D; (United States), Vol. 19:12
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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