Self-dual 2-form formulation of gravity and classification of energy - momentum tensors

DOI10.1088/0264-9381/13/8/020MaRDI QIDQ4894027zbMATH OpenOpenAlexFDO

Authors Mathias Pillin

Publication date 13 November 1996

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

Full work available at URL https://arxiv.org/abs/gr-qc/9504023

zbMATH Keywords

constraintsenergy-momentum tensorgravity-matter systemLagrangian formulationself-dual 2-forms as basic variablesspin-connection formulation

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Applications of differential geometry to physics (53Z05) Einstein's equations (general structure, canonical formalism, Cauchy problems) (83C05) Spinor and twistor methods in general relativity and gravitational theory; Newman-Penrose formalism (83C60)

Abstract: It is shown how the different irreducibility classes of the energy-momentum tensor allow for a Lagrangian formulation of the gravity-matter system using a selfdual 2-form as a basic variable. It is pointed out what kind of difficulties arise when attempting to construct a pure spin-connection formulation of the gravity-matter system. Ambiguities in the formulation especially concerning the need for constraints are clarified.

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