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Manifestly Lorentz-covariant variables for the phase space of general relativity

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology 2018-01-17 v2 High Energy Physics - Theory Mathematical Physics math.MP

Abstract

We present a manifestly Lorentz-covariant description of the phase space of general relativity with the Immirzi parameter. This formulation emerges after solving the second-class constraints arising in the canonical analysis of the Holst action. We show that the new canonical variables give rise to other Lorentz-covariant parametrizations of the phase space via canonical transformations. The resulting form of the first-class constraints in terms of new variables is given. In the time gauge, these variables and the constraints become those found by Barbero.

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@article{arxiv.1712.00040,
  title  = {Manifestly Lorentz-covariant variables for the phase space of general relativity},
  author = {Merced Montesinos and Jorge Romero and Mariano Celada},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1712.00040},
  year   = {2018}
}

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