ELEMENTARY INTERACTIONS IN SPACES WITH TORSION

Journal Article · Tue Aug 01 04:00:00 EDT 1961 · Annals of Physics (New York) (U.S.)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/0003-4916(61)90013-6· OSTI ID:4843173

Finkelstein, R

Parallel transfer is generalized to allow for the existence of a local gauge group. In spaces with torsion such a group may be introduced in a natural way and physically interpreted as a generalization of the electromagnetic gauge group. It is possible to construct simple theories of this type which correctly represent the isospin symmetries of the known fields. According to the program here proposed the local connection of microspacc is restricted by the symmetries of the observed fields; the dynamics is then determined by the curvature of space. just as in the known macroscopic limit. In the models here considered the diserete groups are not discussed and all conservation laws are exact. (auth)

• Research Organization: Univ. of California, Los Angeles
• NSA Number: NSA-15-028707
• OSTI ID: 4843173
• Journal Information: Annals of Physics (New York) (U.S.), Journal Name: Annals of Physics (New York) (U.S.) Vol. Vol: 15; ISSN APNYA
• Country of Publication: Country unknown/Code not available
• Language: English

Related Subjects

ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES
FIELD THEORY
GAUGE INVARIANCE
GROUP THEORY
PHYSICS
ROTATION
SPIN
TENSILE PROPERTIES
TORSION