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The $D\to 2$ Limit of General Relativity

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology 2010-04-30 v1 High Energy Physics - Theory

Abstract

A method for taking the D2D\to 2 limit of D-dimensional general relativity is constructed, yielding a two-dimensional theory which couples gravitation to conserved stress-energy. We show how this theory is related to those obtained via an alternative dimensional reduction approach.

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@article{arxiv.gr-qc/9208004,
  title  = {The $D\to 2$ Limit of General Relativity},
  author = {R. B. Mann and S. F. Ross},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:gr-qc/9208004},
  year   = {2010}
}

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