Generalized forms and gravitation
General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology
2013-12-04 v1 Mathematical Physics
math.MP
Abstract
The algebra and calculus of generalized differential forms are reviewed and employed to construct a class of generalized connections and to investigate their properties. The class includes generalized connections which are flat when Einstein's vacuum field equations are satisfied. Generalized Chern-Simons action principles are formulated and it is shown that certain of these have Einstein's vacuum field equations as Euler-Lagrange equations.
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@article{arxiv.1312.0846,
title = {Generalized forms and gravitation},
author = {D. C. Robinson},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1312.0846},
year = {2013}
}
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23 pages