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A comparative review of certain gauge theories of the gravitational field

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A general formal analysis is made trying to obtain a better understanding and greater synthesis of the mathematical structure of the gravitational field's gauge theories. Under this approach, some misstatements appearing in current theories are detected. A theory based on the direct product groupsT(4)×GL(4) andT(4)×O(1, 3) is suggested (in contrast to those using the Poincaré group, semidirect product). Such a theory corrects the justmentioned deficiencies possessing the attributes of the preceding ones.

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Basombrío, F.G. A comparative review of certain gauge theories of the gravitational field. Gen Relat Gravit 12, 109–136 (1980). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00756467

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