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General equations of motion for test particles in space-time with torsion

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The momentum and spin equations of motion for test particles possessing different spins in space-time with torsion are derived from the most general functional form of ℒ M . The same kinds of equations in general relativity and in Kibble's gauge theory of gravitation are special cases of our equations.

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Pei, C.F. General equations of motion for test particles in space-time with torsion. Int J Theor Phys 29, 161–171 (1990). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00671326

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