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Topological Symmetry Breaking on Einstein Manifolds

High Energy Physics - Theory 2015-06-26 v1

Abstract

It is known that if gauge conditions have Gribov zero modes, then topological symmetry is broken. In this paper we apply it to topological gravity in dimension n3n \geq 3. Our choice of the gauge condition for conformal invariance is R+α=0R+{\alpha}=0 , where RR is the Ricci scalar curvature. We find when α0\alpha \neq 0, topological symmetry is not broken, but when α=0\alpha =0 and solutions of the Einstein equations exist then topological symmetry is broken. This conditions connect to the Yamabe conjecture. Namely negative constant scalar curvature exist on manifolds of any topology, but existence of nonnegative constant scalar curvature is restricted by topology. This fact is easily seen in this theory. Topological symmetry breaking means that BRS symmetry breaking in cohomological field theory. But it is found that another BRS symmetry can be defined and physical states are redefined. The divergence due to the Gribov zero modes is regularized, and the theory after topological symmetry breaking become semiclassical Einstein gravitational theory under a special definition of observables.

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@article{arxiv.hep-th/9603160,
  title  = {Topological Symmetry Breaking on Einstein Manifolds},
  author = {Akifumi Sako},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:hep-th/9603160},
  year   = {2015}
}

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16 pages, Latex

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