Journal of Mathematical Physics · 1984 · 97 citations · 6 references
Natural SciencesMathematicsGeometryMathematical PhysicsRepresentation TheoryDifferential GeometryGauge TheoryLie AlgebrasLie GroupsLorentz TransformationsQuantum Field TheoryConnection FormsCovariant DerivativesDisplacementIntegrability ConditionsLie Algebra Theory
We study the distribution of 2-plane elements on which infinitesimal parallel displacement of isovectors yields identity. This yields to an algebraic and differential classification and, in the generic case, to a quasimetric naturally associated with the field.
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