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Covariance in models of loop quantum gravity: Gowdy systems

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology 2015-09-09 v1 High Energy Physics - Theory

Abstract

Recent results in the construction of anomaly-free models of loop quantum gravity have shown obstacles when local physical degrees of freedom are present. Here, a set of no-go properties is derived in polarized Gowdy models, raising the question whether these systems can be covariant beyond a background treatment. As a side product, it is shown that normal deformations in classical polarized Gowdy models can be Abelianized.

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@article{arxiv.1507.00679,
  title  = {Covariance in models of loop quantum gravity: Gowdy systems},
  author = {Martin Bojowald and Suddhasattwa Brahma},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1507.00679},
  year   = {2015}
}

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20 pages

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