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Kac-Moody algebras and the cosmological constant

High Energy Physics - Theory 2020-09-02 v1

Abstract

We show that the theory of gravity constructed from the non-linear realisation of the semi-direct product of the Kac-Moody algebra A1+++ with its vector representation does not allow a cosmological constant. The existence of a cosmological constant in this theory is related to the breaking of the gravitational duality symmetry.

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@article{arxiv.2007.11925,
  title  = {Kac-Moody algebras and the cosmological constant},
  author = {Peter West},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2007.11925},
  year   = {2020}
}