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A Metric for an Evans-Vigier Field

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In this paper we present an example of a specific metric which geometrizes explicitly a light-like four-vector potential field (Evans-Vigier field). We define the concepts of ‘semilocal’ and ‘complete’ geometrization and show that a light-like vector field has the same geometrical structure as a gravitational Kerr field. With this background in mind we discuss a theoretical proposition that a rotating body generates, besides a special gravitational field, a magnetic-type gauge field which might be identified with a geometrized Evans- Vigier field. We finally present a discussion which inform us that a classical Evans-Vigier field represents a novel type of field because we cannot identify it with any of the known electromagnetic fields.

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    John Argyris, Corneliu Ciubotariu & Ioannis Andreadis

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Argyris, J., Ciubotariu, C. & Andreadis, I. A Metric for an Evans-Vigier Field. Found Phys Lett 11, 141–163 (1998). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1022406414943

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