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Asymptotic Symmetries and Charges in De Sitter Space

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology 2011-08-22 v1 High Energy Physics - Theory

Abstract

The asymptotic symmetry group (ASG) at future null infinity (I^+) of four-dimensional de Sitter spacetimes is defined and shown to be given by the group of three-dimensional diffeomorphisms acting on I^+. Finite charges are constructed for each choice of ASG generator together with a two-surface on I^+. A conservation equation is derived relating the evolution of the charges with the radiation flux through I^+.

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@article{arxiv.1009.4730,
  title  = {Asymptotic Symmetries and Charges in De Sitter Space},
  author = {Dionysios Anninos and Gim Seng Ng and Andrew Strominger},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1009.4730},
  year   = {2011}
}

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16 pages, 1 figure