A novel derivation of the boundary term for the action in Lanczos-Lovelock gravity

DOI10.1007/s10714-017-2289-5zbMath1380.83198arXiv1703.00624OpenAlexW2593520779MaRDI QIDQ1697884

Peng Zhang

Publication date: 20 February 2018

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

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/1703.00624

zbMATH Keywords

variational principleGauss-Bonnetboundary termsLanczos-Lovelock

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Applications of differential geometry to physics (53Z05) Einstein's equations (general structure, canonical formalism, Cauchy problems) (83C05) Gravitational energy and conservation laws; groups of motions (83C40) Relativistic gravitational theories other than Einstein's, including asymmetric field theories (83D05)

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