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Lorentz Invariance in Shape Dynamics

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology 2015-04-01 v2 High Energy Physics - Theory

Abstract

Shape dynamics is a reframing of canonical general relativity in which time reparametrization invariance is "traded" for a local conformal invariance. We explore the emergence of Lorentz invariance in this model in three contexts: as a maximal symmetry, an asymptotic symmetry, and a local invariance.

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@article{arxiv.1404.3696,
  title  = {Lorentz Invariance in Shape Dynamics},
  author = {S. Carlip and H. Gomes},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1404.3696},
  year   = {2015}
}

Comments

v2: discussion of light cone structure added; minor typos fixed; 14 pages

R2 v1 2026-06-22T03:50:33.051Z