Drive a complex field, get something like torsion?

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Suppose we have either a massive or massless complex field in 3 space and one time dimensions. Suppose we force (or drive) the field on the surface of a small sphere with a function like,

exp(-t^2)*exp(-iωt)

I'm guessing the result of such forcing will be a circularly polarized wave that travels in the outward radial direction. Can torsion be somehow associated with such a wave?

Edit, let ω = 10 or more, yeilds a nice graph,

http://www.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=exp%28it*10%29exp%28-t^2%29Thanks for any help!
 
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What kind of a torsion? Where? Please, be more specific.