Three lectures on Poincare gauge theory

Abstract

In these lectures we review the basic structure of Poincare gauge theory of gravity, with emphasis on its fundamental principles and geometric interpretation. A specific limit of this theory, defined by the teleparallel geometry of spacetime, is discussed as a viable alternative for the description of macroscopic gravitational phenomena.

18 pages, LaTeX, 2 figures; based on lectures presented at II Summer School in Modern Mathematical Physics, Kopaonik, Yugoslavia, 1-12 September, 2002

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