Open AccessA dissertation on General Covariance and its application in particle physics
Author(s) -
Luciano Petruzziello
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of physics. conference series
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.21
H-Index - 85
eISSN - 1742-6596
pISSN - 1742-6588
DOI - 10.1088/1742-6596/1612/1/012021
Subject(s) - general covariance , covariance , general relativity , covariant transformation , physics , theoretical physics , gravitation , einstein , connection (principal bundle) , argument (complex analysis) , statistical physics , classical mechanics , mathematical physics , mathematics , geometry , statistics , chemistry , biochemistry
In this paper, we provide a concise overview on the principle of General Covariance, one of the fundamental cornerstones of Einstein’s General Relativity. We retrace all the steps that led to the final settlement of a generally covariant theory of gravitation, dwelling specifically on the significance of the well-known “hole argument”. In addition, we discuss about the importance of General Covariance in connection with some recent claims in literature revolving around particle physics. In particular, we summarize the results associated with the decay of accelerated protons.