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TORSION, AN ALTERNATIVE TO THE COSMOLOGICAL CONSTANT?

Centre de Physique Théorique, Aix-Marseille Universités, CNRS, UMR 6207, Université du Sud Toulon-Var, 13288 Marseille Cedex 9, France

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ANDRÉ TILQUIN

Centre de Physique des Particules de Marseille, Aix-Marseille Université, CNRS, UMR 6550, 13288 Marseille Cedex 9, France

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https://doi.org/10.1142/S0218271812500897Cited by:5 (Source: Crossref)

Abstract

We confront Einstein–Cartan's theory with the Hubble diagram and obtain a negative answer to the question in the title. Contrary findings in the literature seem to stem from an error in the field equations.

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PACS: 98.80.Es, 98.80.Cq

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