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Self-dual formulations of d=3 gravity theories in the path-integral framework

High Energy Physics - Theory 2011-06-07 v2 General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology

Abstract

We study the connection, at the quantum level, between d=2+1 dimensional self-dual models with actions of growing (from first to fourth) order, governing the dynamics of helicity +2 (or -2) massive excitations. We obtain identities between generating functionals of the different models using the path-integral framework, this allowing to establish dual maps among relevant vacuum expectation values. We check consistency of these v.e.v.'s with the gauge invariance gained in each mapping.

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@article{arxiv.1101.2110,
  title  = {Self-dual formulations of d=3 gravity theories in the path-integral framework},
  author = {P. J. Arias and F. A. Schaposnik},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1101.2110},
  year   = {2011}
}

Comments

26 pages. LaTeX. Minor changes. Published in Int. J Modern Phys. A; http://www.worldscinet.com/ijmpa