Palatini formalism

GPTKB entity

Statements (16)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:theoretical_physics
gptkbp:appliesTo gptkb:Einstein-Hilbert_action
gptkbp:assumes independent metric and connection
gptkbp:category variational principle
gptkbp:contrastsWith metric formalism
gptkbp:describes variation of action with respect to metric and connection
gptkbp:field gptkb:general_relativity
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Palatini formalism
gptkbp:introducedIn 1919
gptkbp:namedAfter Attilio Palatini
gptkbp:relatedTo alternative theories of gravity
gptkbp:usedIn gptkb:f(R)_gravity
gptkb:metric-affine_gravity
gptkbp:yield Einstein field equations (in standard GR)
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:metric-affine_gravity
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7