The geometric arena here is a smooth manifold of dimension n equipped with a Riemannian or pseudo-Riemannian metric and an affine connection. Field theories following from a variational principle are considered on this basis. In this context, all invariants which are quadratic in the curvature are determined. The work derives several manifestly covariant formulas for the Euler-Lagrange derivatives or the field equations. Some of these field theories can be interpreted as gravitational theories alternatively to Einstein´s general relativity theory. The work also touches the difficult problem to define and to calculate energy and momentum of a gravitational field.Die geometrische Arena ist hier eine glatte Mannigfaltigkeit der Dimension n ver...
By using a suitable two-point scalar field, a covariant formulation of the Einstein pseudotensor is ...
General Relativity assumes that spacetime is fully described by the metric alone. An alternative is ...
We examine a gauge model with a Lagrangian, quadratic in the Riemann-Cardan curvature, without a sep...
In the review part of the thesis we summarize various modified theories of gravity, especially those...
Metric-affine theories of gravity provide an interesting alternative to general relativity: in such ...
A new geometric interpretation for General Relativity (GR) is proposed. We show that in the presence...
We define and compute the energy of gravitational systems involving terms quadratic in curvature. Wh...
Abstract: In this paper we show (using the Clifford bundle formalism) how a gravitational field gen...
We consider the most general Quadratic Metric-Affine Gravity setup in the presence of generic matter...
We derive Einstein's field equation by means of a metric-affine varmtmnal principle with an exp...
The hypothesis adopted in this work is that any permissible metric field whatsoever must satisfy the...
We define energy (E) and compute its values for gravitational systems involving terms quadratic in c...
An unambiguous definition of gravitational energy remains one of the unresolved issues of physics to...
We present an alternative field theoretical approach to the definition of conserved quantities, base...
We consider the most general 11 parameter parity even quadratic Metric-Affine Theory whose action co...
By using a suitable two-point scalar field, a covariant formulation of the Einstein pseudotensor is ...
General Relativity assumes that spacetime is fully described by the metric alone. An alternative is ...
We examine a gauge model with a Lagrangian, quadratic in the Riemann-Cardan curvature, without a sep...
In the review part of the thesis we summarize various modified theories of gravity, especially those...
Metric-affine theories of gravity provide an interesting alternative to general relativity: in such ...
A new geometric interpretation for General Relativity (GR) is proposed. We show that in the presence...
We define and compute the energy of gravitational systems involving terms quadratic in curvature. Wh...
Abstract: In this paper we show (using the Clifford bundle formalism) how a gravitational field gen...
We consider the most general Quadratic Metric-Affine Gravity setup in the presence of generic matter...
We derive Einstein's field equation by means of a metric-affine varmtmnal principle with an exp...
The hypothesis adopted in this work is that any permissible metric field whatsoever must satisfy the...
We define energy (E) and compute its values for gravitational systems involving terms quadratic in c...
An unambiguous definition of gravitational energy remains one of the unresolved issues of physics to...
We present an alternative field theoretical approach to the definition of conserved quantities, base...
We consider the most general 11 parameter parity even quadratic Metric-Affine Theory whose action co...
By using a suitable two-point scalar field, a covariant formulation of the Einstein pseudotensor is ...
General Relativity assumes that spacetime is fully described by the metric alone. An alternative is ...
We examine a gauge model with a Lagrangian, quadratic in the Riemann-Cardan curvature, without a sep...