Generalized Chern-Simons action principles for gravity
General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology
2015-07-01 v1 Mathematical Physics
math.MP
Abstract
Generalized differential forms are employed to construct generalized connections. Lorentzian four-metrics determined by certain of these connections satisfy Einstein's vacuum field equations when the connections are flat. Generalized Chern-Simons action principles with Einstein's equations as Euler-Lagrange equations are constructed by using these connections.
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@article{arxiv.1506.09090,
title = {Generalized Chern-Simons action principles for gravity},
author = {D. C. Robinson},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1506.09090},
year = {2015}
}
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14 pages