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Mathematical discipline which studies some properties of smooth manifolds, which allow to generalize calculus to beyond $\mathbb{R}^n$. General relativity is written in this language.

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Can the torsion of a connection be measured mechanically?

The papers cited on this question may give you an answer or at least some insight. As far as I have read, the only paper that uses spinors is Flanagan and Rosenthal (arXiv:07041447). (I'd have put t …
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Torsion in kerr black holes

In General Relativity, we generally assume that the derivative operator is torsion-free, i.e., second covariant derivatives commute on functions. However, in Kerr black holes, spacetime is dragged ( …
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