Conformal Electromagnetic Relativity (1/2)

In summary, Conformal Electromagnetic Relativity proposes a conformally invariant Lagrangian that unifies General Relativity and Electromagnetism, maintaining compatibility with General Relativity and generating the dynamics for both gravity and electromagnetism.
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Conformal Electromagnetic Relativity

1 Abstract

A Lagrangian based on geometric variables (Riemann metric and generic affine connection)
is proposed which maintains compatibility with General Relativity.

Compatibility means that some solutions of G.R. are also solutions of the resulting theory
since this last generates under the proper conditions the known dynamics for
Gravitation and Electromagnetism along with some sort of continuous stress-energy
matter tensor coming from geometry itself.

The theory is developed over the tangent space of a four-dimensional real manifold
(usual space-time) where a conformal symmetry can be defined acting on the metric tensor,
like in Weyl's theory.

The electromagnetic four-vector potential is identified with the
space-time's torsion trace and the stress-energy matter tensor is derived from the
symmetric part of the connection minus the standard Christoffel one.

Since this theory is far too long for being posted on this forum due to size limits
the following condensation was extracted for presenting the first ideas.
Invitation is opened for downloading the full article from the following URL:

"[PLAIN Gauge Relativity.pdf"]http://ConformalGaugeRelativity.cubi.ca/Files/Conformal Gauge Relativity.pdf[/URL]

Comments about this extract or other topics in the article will be followed on this thread.


* ! Due to LaTex rendering, upper-lower index alignement may not be correct: refer to the original document for having the accurate expressions. !*


2 Geometrical Objects

2.1 Metric and Generic Connection

Consider a 4-dimensional real manifold with a Riemann metric [tex] g^{ij} [/tex] and
a generic affine connection [tex]\tilde{\Gamma }^{i} _{jk} [/tex] , non-symmetric in its lower index pair
which may be expressed as the sum of a symmetric connection and a torsion tensor:

[tex](2.1.1)\ \ \ \ \tilde{\Gamma }^{i} _{jk} \equiv \bar{\Gamma }^{i} _{jk} +\hat{\Gamma }^{i} _{jk}[/tex]

[tex](2.1.2)\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ /\ \ \ \ \bar{\Gamma }^{i} _{jk} =\bar{\Gamma }^{i} _{kj}\ \ \ \ ,\ \ \ \ \hat{\Gamma }^{i} _{jk} =-\hat{\Gamma }^{i} _{kj}[/tex]

The usual standard connection is the one derived from the metricity condition:

[tex](2.1.3)\ \ \ \ \nabla _{k} g^{ij} \equiv 0\ \ \ \ \ \to \ \ \ \ \Gamma ^{k} _{ij} ={\tfrac{1}{2}} .g^{kr} .(\partial _{i} g_{rj} +\partial _{j} g_{ir} -\partial _{r} g_{ij} )[/tex]


2.2 Notation

The following tensors and notations will be used:

[tex](2.2.1)\ \ \ \ \hat{\Gamma }_{i} \equiv \hat{\Gamma }^{k} _{ik}\ \ \ \ ,\ \ \ \ \stackrel{\rightharpoonup}{\tilde{\Gamma }}_{i} \equiv \tilde{\Gamma }^{k} _{ik}[/tex]

[tex](2.2.2)\ \ \ \ \partial \hat{\Gamma }_{ij} \equiv \partial _{i} \hat{\Gamma }_{j} -\partial _{j} \hat{\Gamma }_{i}[/tex]

[tex](2.2.3)\ \ \ \ \tilde{R}^{i} _{jkl} \equiv \partial _{k} \tilde{\Gamma }^{i} _{jl} -\partial _{l} \tilde{\Gamma }^{i} _{jk} +\tilde{\Gamma }^{i} _{rk} .\tilde{\Gamma }^{r} _{jl} -\tilde{\Gamma }^{i} _{rl} .\tilde{\Gamma }^{r} _{jk}[/tex]

[tex](2.2.4)\ \ \ \ \stackrel{\rightharpoonup}{\tilde{R}}_{jl} \equiv \tilde{R}^{k} _{jkl}\ \ \ \ ,\ \ \ \ \stackrel{\leftharpoonup}{\tilde{R}}_{kl} \equiv \tilde{R}^{j} _{jkl}[/tex]

[tex](2.2.5)\ \ \ \ \ \ \bar{\stackrel{\rightharpoonup}{\tilde{R}}}_{ij} \equiv {\tfrac{1}{2}} .(\stackrel{\rightharpoonup}{\tilde{R}}_{ij} +\stackrel{\rightharpoonup}{\tilde{R}}_{ji} )\ \ \ \ ,\ \ \ \ \hat{\stackrel{\rightharpoonup}{\tilde{R}}}_{ij} \equiv {\tfrac{1}{2}} .(\stackrel{\rightharpoonup}{\tilde{R}}_{ij} -\stackrel{\rightharpoonup}{\tilde{R}}_{ji} )[/tex]

[tex](2.2.6)\ \ \ \ \bar{\stackrel{\rightharpoonup}{\tilde{R}}}\equiv g^{kr} .\bar{\stackrel{\rightharpoonup}{\tilde{R}}}_{kr}[/tex]


2.3 Variational Derivative

Define the variational derivative as the following operator:

[tex](2.3.1)\ \ \ \ \tilde{\Pi }_{k} V^{i} \equiv \tilde{\nabla }_{k} V^{i} -(\stackrel{\rightharpoonup}{\tilde{\Gamma }}_{k} -\Gamma _{k} ).V^{i} [/tex]


3 Conformal Electromagnetic Gravity Action

The unification action proposed is the following:


[tex](3.1)\ \ \ \ \[I_{CEMG} \equiv k_{0} .\int _{D}\sqrt{-\left|g_{\bullet \bullet } \right|} .g^{kr} .g^{sl} .\left(\bar{\stackrel{\rightharpoonup}{\tilde{R}}}_{kr} .\bar{\stackrel{\rightharpoonup}{\tilde{R}}}_{sl} +k_{1} .(\hat{\stackrel{\rightharpoonup}{\tilde{R}}}_{ks} -{\tfrac{1}{2}} .\stackrel{\leftharpoonup}{\tilde{R}}_{ks} ).(\hat{\stackrel{\rightharpoonup}{\tilde{R}}}_{rl} -{\tfrac{1}{2}} .\stackrel{\leftharpoonup}{\tilde{R}}_{rl} ).+\right.[/tex]
[tex].\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \[+k_{2} .\partial \hat{\Gamma }_{ks} .\partial \hat{\Gamma }_{rl} +k_{3} .(\hat{\stackrel{\rightharpoonup}{\tilde{R}}}_{ks} -{\tfrac{1}{2}} .\stackrel{\leftharpoonup}{\tilde{R}}_{ks} ).\partial \hat{\Gamma }_{rl} +\] [/tex]

[tex].\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \[+k_{4} .g^{mn} .g{}_{op} .(\tilde{R}^{o} _{ksm} +\tilde{R}^{o} _{mks} +\tilde{R}^{o} _{smk} ).(\tilde{R}^{p} _{r\ln } +\tilde{R}^{p} _{nrl} +\tilde{R}^{p} _{\ln r} )+\] [/tex]

[tex].\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \[\left. \mathop{}\limits^{} -({\tfrac{1}{2}} .k_{1} +{\tfrac{3}{8}} .k_{3} +3.k_{4} ).(\tilde{R}^{m} _{kso} +\tilde{R}^{m} _{oks} +\tilde{R}^{m} _{sok} ).(\tilde{R}^{o} _{rlm} +\tilde{R}^{o} _{mrl} +\tilde{R}^{o} _{lmr} )\right).d\Omega \] [/tex]


[tex](3.2)\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ /\ \ \ \ 3.k_{2} +k_{3} \equiv {\tfrac{32.k_{g} .\lambda _{c} }{3.c^{4} .c_{1} ^{2} }} \ne 0 [/tex]

[tex]Where:\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ k_{1} ,k_{2} ,k_{3} ,k_{4} \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ Lagrangian\ \ constants[/tex]

[tex].\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ k_{g} \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ Newton's\ \ gravitational\ \ constant[/tex]

[tex].\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \lambda _{c} \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ Cosmological\ \ constant[/tex]

[tex].\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ c \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ Speed\ \ of\ \ light[/tex]

[tex].\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ c_{1} \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ Electromagnetic\ \ coupling\ \ constant[/tex]

This Lagrangian is conformally invariant on the metric only on a four-dimensional manifold:

[tex](3.3)\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ L(g^{ij} )=L(e^{\phi } .g^{ij} ) \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \leftrightarrow \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ n=4[/tex]


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4 Conclusions

The proposed Conformal Electromagnetic Gravity action is a unification of General Relativity and Electromagnetism that maintains compatibility with General Relativity while also generating the dynamics for both gravity and electromagnetism. This is achieved through the use of a Lagrangian based on geometric variables, such as the Riemann metric and a generic affine connection.

The theory is developed over the tangent space of a four-dimensional manifold, where a conformal symmetry is defined acting on the metric tensor. The electromagnetic four-vector potential is identified with the space-time's torsion trace, and the stress-energy matter tensor is derived from the symmetric part of the connection minus the standard Christoffel one.

The full article can be downloaded from the provided URL, and further discussions and comments on this theory are welcomed on this forum thread.
 

Related to Conformal Electromagnetic Relativity (1/2)

1. What is Conformal Electromagnetic Relativity (1/2)?

Conformal Electromagnetic Relativity (1/2) is a branch of physics that studies the relationship between electromagnetism and relativity, specifically focusing on the conformal symmetry of electromagnetic fields.

2. How is Conformal Electromagnetic Relativity (1/2) different from regular relativity?

Conformal Electromagnetic Relativity (1/2) is an extension of regular relativity that considers the conformal symmetry of electromagnetic fields. This means that it takes into account the changes in scale or shape of electromagnetic fields, which regular relativity does not.

3. What are some applications of Conformal Electromagnetic Relativity (1/2)?

Conformal Electromagnetic Relativity (1/2) has various applications in fields such as astrophysics, cosmology, and particle physics. It helps in understanding the behavior of electromagnetic fields in extreme environments, such as near black holes or during the early stages of the universe.

4. How does Conformal Electromagnetic Relativity (1/2) contribute to our understanding of the universe?

Conformal Electromagnetic Relativity (1/2) provides a more comprehensive understanding of the relationship between electromagnetism and relativity, which are two fundamental theories in physics. It also helps in solving problems related to the behavior of electromagnetic fields in complex systems, leading to a deeper understanding of the universe.

5. What are some current research topics in Conformal Electromagnetic Relativity (1/2)?

Current research in Conformal Electromagnetic Relativity (1/2) includes studying the effects of conformal symmetry on the formation and evolution of galaxies, as well as using it to improve our understanding of the origin of cosmic magnetic fields. Other topics of interest include the application of conformal symmetry in quantum field theories and its implications for the unification of fundamental forces.

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