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The Free Geodesic Connection and Applications to Physical Field Theories

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A new approach to general relativity which allows other fields than gravitational is introduced.

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Storer, T.P. (2003). The Free Geodesic Connection and Applications to Physical Field Theories. In: Anastasiei, M., Antonelli, P.L. (eds) Finsler and Lagrange Geometries. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-0405-2_32

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