A connection between linearized Gauss-Bonnet gravity and classical electrodynamics

DOI10.1142/S0218271819500925MaRDI QIDQ4972853zbMATH OpenOpenAlexFDO

Authors Mark R. Baker, Sergei Kuzmin

Publication date 27 November 2019

Published in International Journal of Modern Physics D (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL https://arxiv.org/abs/1811.00394

zbMATH Keywords

classical electrodynamicsgauge theoryGauss-Bonnet gravityNoether's theorem

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Yang-Mills and other gauge theories in mechanics of particles and systems (70S15) Electromagnetic theory (general) (78A25) Relativistic gravitational theories other than Einstein's, including asymmetric field theories (83D05)

Abstract: A connection between linearized Gauss-Bonnet gravity and classical electrodynamics is found by developing a procedure which can be used to derive completely gauge invariant models. The procedure involves building the most general Lagrangian for a particular order of derivatives ($N$) and rank of tensor potential ($M$), then solving such that the model is completely gauge invariant (the Lagrangian density, equation of motion and energy-momentum tensor are all gauge invariant). In the case of $N=1$ order of derivatives and $M=1$ rank of tensor potential, electrodynamics is uniquely derived from the procedure. In the case of $N=2$ order of derivatives and $M=2$ rank of symmetric tensor potential, linearized Gauss-Bonnet gravity is uniquely derived from the procedure. The natural outcome of the models for classical electrodynamics and linearized Gauss-Bonnet gravity from a common set of rules provides an interesting connection between two well explored physical models.

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