arXiv · 2405.16031
Lorentz group in gravity theories
Abstract
In this paper, it is argued that in gravity theories the local Lorentz group can not be considered as a gauge group in the sense of Yang-Mills theories, the Lorentz connection is not a gauge potential but an artificial force, the inertial force. A genuine gravity theory should be a translation gauge theory, though a unnormal gauge theory. All the three theories of the Geometrical Trinity of Gravity are translation gauge theories. A real gravity theory should get rid of "gauging" Lorentz group. The covariantization of the teleparallel gravity is not necessary physically.
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Jianbo Lu, Yongxin Guo, G. Y. Chee. 2024-05-25. Lorentz group in gravity theories. https://arxiv.org/abs/2405.16031
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