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Can we regard metric as the Higgs field of gravity?
The longer version of the question is: should we regard special relativity just as a spontaneous symmetry breaking phase of general relativity, driven by the non-zero vacuum expectation value (VEV) of ...
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Equivalent theories of general relativity and graviton spin
Are there equivalent theories of general relativity that assume a graviton has a spin-1?
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How do I self-study physics at the undergrad level? [closed]
I'm a new physics undergrad worried that I won't be able to learn everything I want at the university I'm going to.
Basically the Institute I'm going to is applied sciences focused, and all electives ...
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Spin statistical theorem in curved spacetime
In Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spin%E2%80%93statistics_theorem?wprov=sfti1
It states that
“The proof requires the following assumptions:
The theory has a Lorentz-invariant Lagrangian.
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If non-zero cosmological constant interpreted as a repulsive field, what would be the properties of this field's quanta?
If non-zero cosmological constant interpreted as a repulsive field, what would be the properties of the excitation of such field, i.e. the particle which serves as the field's quantum?
What would be ...
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