The meaning of general covariance of Einstein's theory of gravity

Foundations of Physics Letters

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 85-88

  Wyss, Walter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

Einstein's theory of gravity; Energy momentum tensor; Gauge group; General covariance; Lagrange formalism; Lorentz invariance; Restmass zero spin two field

Indexed keywords

EID: 0031496502     PISSN: 08949875     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02764122     Document Type: Article

References (7)

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6. W. Wyss, "The energy-momentum tensor for gravitational interactions," to be published.
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