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Canonical formulation of scalar curvature squared action in higher dimensions

High Energy Physics - Theory 2015-06-22 v1

Abstract

Canonical formulation for an action containing scalar curvature squared term (R2)(R^2) in arbitrary dimension has been performed in maximally symmetric space-time. The quantum dynamics does not alter significantly from the same in 44-dimension. Classical solution is also at par with the one presented by Starobinsky. WKB approximation peaks around the classical solution.

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@article{arxiv.1408.1765,
  title  = {Canonical formulation of scalar curvature squared action in higher dimensions},
  author = {Subhra Debnath and Soumendranath Ruz and Abhik Kumar Sanyal},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1408.1765},
  year   = {2015}
}

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11 pages. To appear in Phys. Rev. D (2014)