BF description of higher-dimensional gravity theories (Q5929523)

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BF description of higher-dimensional gravity theories
scientific article; zbMATH DE number 1585196

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    BF description of higher-dimensional gravity theories (English)
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    5 April 2001
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    The authors prove that Einstein's theory in any dimension can be formulated as a BF theory with quadratic constraints on the field \(B\) not involving derivatives of \(B\). They also study the spin foam quantization of these theories and solve the corresponding quantum constraints.
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    Einstein gravity
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    quantum gravity
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    spin foam quantization
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