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Gravitational waves in modified teleparallel theories of gravity
Teleparallel theory of gravity and its modifications have been studied
extensively in literature. However, gravitational waves has not been studied
enough in the framework of teleparallelism. In the present study, we discuss
gravitational waves in general theories of teleparallel gravity containing the
torsion scalar , the boundary term and a scalar field . The goal
is to classify possible new polarizations generalizing results presented in
Ref.[15]. We show that, if the boundary term is minimally coupled to the
torsion scalar and the scalar field, gravitational waves have the same
polarization modes of General Relativity.Comment: 9 pages, to be published in Eur.Phys.J.
Doomed to failure? UKIP and the organisational challenges facing right-wing populist anti-political establishment parties
Using the UK Independence Party, we examine the effects of sudden electoral success on an Anti-Political Establishment (APE) party. The pressures of aspiring to government necessitate organisational structures resembling those of mainstream parties, while this aspiration challenges APE parties because they differ not just in terms of their policy profiles, but also in their more ‘unorthodox’ organisational make-up, inextricably linked to their electoral appeal. Robert Kilroy-Silk wanted to emphasise office-seeking goals while most members wanted the party to remain true to its APE status and not sacrifice its populist nature. This inevitably resulted in internal party conflict
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