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Gravity as a Theory of Defects in a Crystal with Only Second Gradient Elasticity
Author(s) -
Kleinert H.
Publication year - 1987
Publication title -
annalen der physik
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.009
H-Index - 68
eISSN - 1521-3889
pISSN - 0003-3804
DOI - 10.1002/andp.19874990206
Subject(s) - einstein , physics , curvature , riemann curvature tensor , mathematical physics , einstein tensor , elasticity (physics) , classical mechanics , tensor (intrinsic definition) , einstein's constant , theoretical physics , geometry , mathematics , thermodynamics
Abstract We show that a crystal with defects in which the lowest order elastic constants vanish, behaves like an Einstein universe. The role of the Einstein curvature tensor is played by the conserved defect tensor.