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Extended class of metric tensors in relativity

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An extended “metric” tensor that is a function of an internal vectory a(x) leads to a spin-1 massless field of gravitational origin. It is shown that this new field vanishes in the linear approximation for the extended “metric.”

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  1. Departamento de Fisica, Universidade Federal da Paraíba, 58.000, João Pessoa (Pb), Brazil

    Colber G. Oliveira

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On leave of absence from the Universidade de Brasilia.

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Oliveira, C.G. Extended class of metric tensors in relativity. Int J Theor Phys 24, 1081–1089 (1985). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00671307

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