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Linear Transformations on Affine-Connections

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology 2020-03-11 v2 High Energy Physics - Theory Differential Geometry

Abstract

We state and prove a simple Theorem that allows one to generate invariant quantities in Metric-Affine Geometry, under a given transformation of the affine connection. We start by a general functional of the metric and the connection and consider transformations of the affine connection possessing a certain symmetry. We show that the initial functional is invariant under the aforementioned group of transformations iff its Γ\Gamma-variation produces tensor of a given symmetry. Conversely if the tensor produced by the Γ\Gamma-variation of the functional respects a certain symmetry then the functional is invariant under the associated transformation of the affine connection. We then apply our results in Metric-Affine Gravity and produce invariant actions under certain transformations of the affine connection. Finally, we derive the constraints put on the hypermomentum for such invariant Theories.

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@article{arxiv.1911.04535,
  title  = {Linear Transformations on Affine-Connections},
  author = {Damianos Iosifidis},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1911.04535},
  year   = {2020}
}

Comments

8 pages, Applications section added

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