Geometrodynamics vs. connection dynamics

DOI10.1007/BF00758384zbMATH Open0790.53085arXivgr-qc/9303032OpenAlexW3125109685MaRDI QIDQ1309316FDOQ1309316

Authors: Joseph D. Romano 

Publication date: 16 January 1994

Published in: General Relativity and Gravitation (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: The purpose of this review is to describe in some detail the mathematical relationship between geometrodynamics and connection dynamics in the context of the classical theories of 2+1 and 3+1 gravity. I analyze the standard Einstein-Hilbert theory (in any spacetime dimension), the Palatini and Chern-Simons theories in 2+1 dimensions, and the Palatini and self-dual theories in 3+1 dimensions. I also couple various matter fields to these theories and briefly describe a pure spin-connection formulation of 3+1 gravity. I derive the Euler-Lagrange equations of motion from an action principle and perform a Legendre transform to obtain a Hamiltonian formulation of each theory. Since constraints are present in all these theories, I construct constraint functions and analyze their Poisson bracket algebra. I demonstrate, whenever possible, equivalences between the theories.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/gr-qc/9303032

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zbMATH Keywords

Hamiltonian formulationChern-Simons theoriesPalatini theoryconstraint functionsEinstein-Hilbert theoryspin- connection formulation

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Applications of differential geometry to physics (53Z05) Geometrodynamics and the holographic principle (83E05)

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