Title
Regge calculus in teleparallel gravity
Date Issued
07 October 2002
Access level
open access
Resource Type
journal article
Author(s)
Universidade Estadual Paulista
Abstract
In the context of the teleparallel equivalent of general relativity, the Weitzenböck manifold is considered as the limit of a suitable sequence of discrete lattices composed of an increasing number of smaller and smaller simplices, where the interior of each simplex (Delaunay lattice) is assumed to be flat. The link lengths l between any pair of vertices serve as independent variables, so that torsion turns out to be localized in the two-dimensional hypersurfaces (dislocation triangle, or hinge) of the lattice. Assuming that a vector undergoes a dislocation in relation to its initial position as it is parallel transported along the perimeter of the dual lattice (Voronoi polygon), we obtain the discrete analogue of the teleparallel action, as well as the corresponding simplicial vacuum field equations.
Start page
4807
End page
4815
Volume
19
Issue
19
Language
English
OCDE Knowledge area
Física de la materia condensada Matemáticas aplicadas
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-0036392636
Source
Classical and Quantum Gravity
ISSN of the container
02649381
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