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A definition of the large-scale limit of theories in which the metric and torsion of space-time are independent dynamic variables is given. It is shown that in this limit the equations of motion for a tetradic field coincide with the free Hilbert-Einstein equations.
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Translated from Izvestiya Vysshikh Uchebnykh Zavedenii, Fizika, No. 5, pp. 39–44, May, 1987.
It remains to thank I. V. Volovich for discussion of the work and valuable comments.
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Katanaev, M.A. Large-scale limit of dynamic-torsion theory. Soviet Physics Journal 30, 392–396 (1987). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00900088
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