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$SU(1,1)$ Barbero-like variables derived from Holst action

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology 2018-12-10 v1 High Energy Physics - Theory Mathematical Physics math.MP

Abstract

We work on a spacetime manifold foliated by timelike leaves. In this setting, we explore the solution of the second-class constraints arising during the canonical analysis of the Holst action with a cosmological constant. The solution is given in a manifestly Lorentz-covariant fashion, and the resulting canonical formulation is expressed using several sets of real variables that are related to one another by canonical transformations. By applying a gauge fixing to this formulation, we obtain a description of gravity as an SU(1,1)SU(1,1) gauge theory that resembles the Ashtekar-Barbero formulation.

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@article{arxiv.1812.02755,
  title  = {$SU(1,1)$ Barbero-like variables derived from Holst action},
  author = {Merced Montesinos and Jorge Romero and Ricardo Escobedo and Mariano Celada},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1812.02755},
  year   = {2018}
}

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