Einstein-Cartan Theory as an Averaged Theory of Gravity
Juliane Behrend
Utrecht University

In this talk I will elaborate on the idea of using torsion to describe the averaging effects of inhomogeneities in a macroscopic theory of gravity. In our approach we start from the teleparallel equivalent of general relativity (TEGR) and formulate the averaged theory as Einstein-Cartan theory. This theory is assumed to describe the universe on large scales.

Date:	Thursday, 23 August 2012
Time:	13:00
Where:	McGill University
	Ernest Rutherford Physics Building, room 326
Contact:	Robert Rutledge