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    A homogeneous metric field in a matter-empty universe det... — Carmelics
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    Supports→A flat Minkowski spacetime consistent with the complete absence of matter determines all hypothetical free motions.

    A homogeneous metric field in a matter-empty universe determines an integrable affine structure.

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    • 1.The metric uniquely determines the symmetric linear connection.
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    • 2.In a matter-empty universe, the metric field is homogeneous (a rest field).
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    • 3.A homogeneous metric field therefore determines a connection that is integrable.
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    • 1.Homogeneity of the metric field is a global condition, but integrability of the affine structure is path-dependent and requires holonomy to vanish.
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    • 2.A matter-empty universe may still possess topological defects or non-trivial global topology that permits flat local geometry while obstructing global integrability.
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    • 3.Weyl's own gauge-theoretic framework demonstrates that metric homogeneity underdetermines connection integrability absent an independent length-transport postulate.
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    • 1.The Levi-Civita uniqueness theorem presupposes metricity and torsion-freeness, but these are stipulative constraints, not logical consequences of metric homogeneity.
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    • 2.Cartan's theory of geometric structure shows that torsionful connections compatible with a given metric are consistent alternatives, leaving affine structure underdetermined by the metric alone.
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    According to Weyl, the metric field does not cease to exist in a world devoid of matter but is in a state of rest: As a rest field it would possess the property of metric homogeneity; the mutual orientations of the orthogonal groups characterizing the Pythagorean-Riemannian nature of the metric everywhere would not differ from point to point. This means that in a matter-empty universe the metric is fixed. Consequently, the set of congruence relations on spacetime is uniquely determined. Since th
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