Torsion, an alternative to the cosmological constant?

Thomas Schucker (1, 2, 3) , Andre Tilquin (4)

1 CPT - E3 Cosmologie
2 CPT - Centre de Physique Théorique - UMR 6207
3 CPT - Centre de Physique Théorique - UMR 7332
4 CPPM - Centre de Physique des Particules de Marseille

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.

Mots clés: cosmological parameters; supernovae

Domaines: Relativité Générale et Cosmologie Quantique [gr-qc]

Thomas Schucker, Andre Tilquin. Torsion, an alternative to the cosmological constant?. International Journal of Modern Physics D, 2012, 21 (13), pp.1250089. ⟨10.1142/S0218271812500897⟩. ⟨hal-00625768⟩