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By introducing Christoffel-like symbols, it is shown how a local gauge theory allows the existence of massive vector fields.
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Villani, M. Metrical connections and massive vector fields. Lett. Nuovo Cimento 34, 5–9 (1982). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02817141
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02817141