Canonical Lagrangian dynamics and general relativity

DOI10.1088/0264-9381/25/20/205017zbMATH Open1152.83007arXiv0802.2230OpenAlexW3103641584WikidataQ125998917 ScholiaQ125998917MaRDI QIDQ3535569FDOQ3535569

Andrew Randono

Publication date: 13 November 2008

Published in: Classical and Quantum Gravity (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: Building towards a more covariant approach to canonical classical and quantum gravity we outline an approach to constrained dynamics that de-emphasizes the role of the Hamiltonian phase space and highlights the role of the Lagrangian phase space. We identify a "Lagrangian one-form" to replace the standard symplectic one-form, which we use to construct the canonical constraints and an associated constraint algebra. The method is particularly useful for generally covariant systems and systems with a degenerate canonical symplectic form, such as Einstein Cartan gravity, to which we apply the method explicitly. We find that one can demonstrate the closure of the constraints without gauge fixing the Lorentz group or introducing primary constraints on the phase space variables. Finally, using geometric quantization techniques, we briefly discuss implications of the formalism for the quantum theory.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/0802.2230

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Einstein's equations (general structure, canonical formalism, Cauchy problems) (83C05) Quantization of the gravitational field (83C45)

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