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A Real Polynomial Formulation of General Relativity in terms of Connections

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology 2017-03-24 v1

Abstract

I show in this letter that it is possible to construct a Hamiltonian description for Lorentzian General Relativity in terms of two real SO(3)SO(3) connections. The constraints are simple polynomials in the basic variables. The present framework gives us a new formulation of General Relativity that keeps some of the interesting features of the Ashtekar formulation without the complications associated with the complex character of the latter.

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@article{arxiv.gr-qc/9311019,
  title  = {A Real Polynomial Formulation of General Relativity in terms of Connections},
  author = {J. Fernando Barbero},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:gr-qc/9311019},
  year   = {2017}
}

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13 pages, LATEX, Preprint CGPG-93/11-3