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Geometrical meaning of the Poincaré group gauge theory

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We find a condition (6) under which a gauge theory of the Poincaré group is equivalent to the Einstein-Cartan theory of gravitation.

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  1. Institute of Theoretical Physics, University of Wrocław, Cybulskiego 36, 50 205, Wrocław, Poland

    Krzysztof A. Pilch

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Pilch, K.A. Geometrical meaning of the Poincaré group gauge theory. Lett Math Phys 4, 49–51 (1980). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00419805

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