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Null Conservation Laws for Gravity

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology 2018-06-20 v1 High Energy Physics - Theory

Abstract

We give a full analysis of the conservation along null surfaces of generalized energy and super-momenta, for gravitational systems enclosed by a finite boundary. In particular we interpret the conservation equations in a canonical manner, revealing a notion of symplectic potential and a boundary current intrinsic to null surfaces. This generalizes similar analyses done at asymptotic infinity or on horizons.

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@article{arxiv.1802.06135,
  title  = {Null Conservation Laws for Gravity},
  author = {Florian Hopfmüller and Laurent Freidel},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1802.06135},
  year   = {2018}
}

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26 pages + appendices, comments welcome