Differential calculus on ISO_ q(N), quantum Poincaré algebra and q-gravity

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DOI10.1007/BF02099276zbMATH Open0848.58004arXivhep-th/9312179OpenAlexW2082789117MaRDI QIDQ1907988FDOQ1907988

L. Castellani

Publication date: 15 February 1996

Published in: Communications in Mathematical Physics (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: We present a general method to deform the inhomogeneous algebras of the Bn,Cn,Dn type, and find the corresponding bicovariant differential calculus. The method is based on a projection from Bn+1,Cn+1,Dn+1. For example we obtain the (bicovariant) inhomogeneous q-algebra ISOq(N) as a consistent projection of the (bicovariant) q-algebra SOq(N+2). This projection works for particular multiparametric deformations of SO(N+2), the so-called ``minimal" deformations. The case of ISOq(4) is studied in detail: a real form corresponding to a Lorentz signature exists only for one of the minimal deformations, depending on one parameter q. The quantum Poincar'e Lie algebra is given explicitly: it has 10 generators (no dilatations) and contains the {sl classical} Lorentz algebra. Only the commutation relations involving the momenta depend on q. Finally, we discuss a q-deformation of gravity based on the ``gauging" of this q-Poincar'e algebra: the lagrangian generalizes the usual Einstein-Cartan lagrangian.


Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/hep-th/9312179





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