Weyl quadratic gravity as a gauge theory and non-metricity vs torsion duality

Abstract We review (non-supersymmetric) gauge theories of four-dimensional space-time symmetries and their quadratic action. The only true gauge theory of such a symmetry (with a physical gauge boson) that has an exact geometric interpretation, generates Einstein gravity in its spontaneously broken...

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Main Authors: C. Condeescu, D. M. Ghilencea, A. Micu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2024-03-01
Series:European Physical Journal C: Particles and Fields
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1140/epjc/s10052-024-12644-6