On Generating a Lagrangian for Higher Dimensional Gravity
General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology
2021-06-15 v1
Abstract
The Lovelock Lagrangian is for even dimension D obtained from Weil polynomials on the Lie algebra of the Lorentz group SO(1,D-1). The procedure for generating it is related to the Weil homomorphism that converts Lie algebra invariants into cohomology classes.
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@article{arxiv.2106.07508,
title = {On Generating a Lagrangian for Higher Dimensional Gravity},
author = {Theo Verwimp},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2106.07508},
year = {2021}
}
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6 pages