Metric-scalar gravity with torsion and the measurability of the non-minimal coupling

Modern Physics Letters A

Volumn 22, Issue 13, 2007, Pages 961-969

  Accioly, A ^a,b   Blas, H ^c  

^a SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

^b CENTRO BRASILEIRO DE PESQUISAS FÍSICAS   (Brazil)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MATO GROSSO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Foldy Wouthuysen transformation; Metric scalar gravity; Non minimal coupling; Torsion

Indexed keywords

EID: 34247338580     PISSN: 02177323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1142/S0217732307021378     Document Type: Article

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