Field equations in teleparallel spacetime: Einstein's Fernparallelismus approach towards unified field theory

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dc.creatorSauer, Tilman
dc.date2004-05-26
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dc.descriptionA historical account of Einstein's 'Fernparallelismus' approach towards a unified field theory of gravitation and electromagnetism is given. In this theory, a space-time characterized by a curvature-free connection in conjunction with a metric tensor field, both defined in terms of a dynamical tetrad field, is investigated. The approach was pursued by Einstein in a number of publications that appeared in the period from summer 1928 until spring 1931. In the historical analysis special attention is given to the question of how Einstein tried to find field equations for the tetrads. We claim that it was the failure to find and justify a uniquely determined set of acceptable field equations which eventually led to Einstein's abandoning of this approach. We comment on some historical and systematic similarities between the 'Fernparallelismus' episode and the 'Entwurf' theory, i.e. the precursor theory of general relativity pursued by Einstein in the years 1912-1915.
dc.description47 pages
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/physics/0405142
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/physics/0405142
dc.identifierHistoria Math. 33 (2006) 399-439
dc.identifierdoi:10.1016/j.hm.2005.11.005
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/120312
dc.subjectHistory and Philosophy of Physics
dc.subjectGeneral Relativity and Quantum Cosmology
dc.titleField equations in teleparallel spacetime: Einstein's Fernparallelismus approach towards unified field theory
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