Um estudo sobre a teoria unificada de Weyl

Abstract

The theory of General Relativity, proposed by Albert Einstein, is one of the greatest successes in physics, generalizing and putting new meaning in Newton’s Universal Gravitation. But with that came a new problem, to geometrize electromagnetism, in order to unify electromagnetism with gravitation. An attempt was proposed by Hermann Weyl, generalizing the Riemannian geometry, in order to add degrees of freedom and be able to include electromagnetism in the equations. As brilliant as Weyl’s idea was, it had problems in physics. Einstein pointed out this problem, a harsh criticism that caused Weyl’s theory to be forgotten for several decades. Despite this, over the years, his theory has gained strength again. This work aims to carry out a literature review of Weyl’s Theory, showing in what context it is currently being used.