Canonical structure of minimal varying theories
From MaRDI portal
Exterior differential systems (Cartan theory) (58A15) Correspondence, duality, holography (AdS/CFT, gauge/gravity, etc.) (81T35) Mono-, di- and multipole moments (EM and other), gyromagnetic relations (81V60) Exact solutions to problems in general relativity and gravitational theory (83C15) Relativistic gravitational theories other than Einstein's, including asymmetric field theories (83D05)
Abstract: Minimal varying theories are defined by an action built from the Einstein-Cartan-Holst first order action for gravity with the cosmological constant as an independent scalar field, and supplemented by the Euler and Pontryagin densities multiplied by . We identify the canonical structure of these theories which turn out to represent an example of irregular systems. We find five degrees of freedom on generic backgrounds and for generic values of parameters, whereas if the parameters satisfy a certain condition (which includes the most commonly considered Euler case) only three degrees of freedom remain. On de Sitter-like backgrounds the canonical structure changes, and due to an emergent conformal symmetry one degree of freedom drops from the spectrum. We also analyze the self-dual case with an holomorphic action depending only on the self-dual part of the connection. In this case we find two (complex) degrees of freedom, and further discuss the Kodama state, the restriction to de Sitter background and the effect of reality conditions.
Recommendations
- A class of minimally modified gravity theories
- Varying \(\Lambda\) theory revisited
- The cosmological constant as an eigenvalue of the Hamiltonian constraint in a varying speed of light theory
- Cosmological models with a varying \({\Lambda}\)-term in Lyra's geometry
- A study of asymptotic behavior of homogeneous cosmological models with a varying cosmological constant in Einstein-Cartan theory: Cosmic no-hair theorem
Cites work
- SO (4, C )-covariant Ashtekar-Barbero gravity and the Immirzi parameter
- Canonical bifurcation in higher derivative, higher spin, theories
- Canonical Variables for General Relativity
- Chiral description of massive gravity
- Conformal invariance of partially massless higher spins
- Cosmological instability of scalar-Gauss-Bonnet theories exhibiting scalarization
- Deformations of GR, geometrodynamics and reality conditions
- Deformations of the constraint algebra of Ashtekar's Hamiltonian formulation of general relativity
- General relativity with spin and torsion: Foundations and prospects
- Generalized G-inflation - inflation with the most general second-order field equations
- GRAVITY AS BF THEORY PLUS POTENTIAL
- On the separation of Einsteinian substructures
- Partial masslessness of higher spins in (A)dS
- Plebanski gravity without the simplicity constraints
- Quantum Gravity
- Quantum gravity and Regge calculus
- Reality conditions for Ashtekar gravity from Lorentz-covariant formulation
- Spherically symmetric black holes in minimally modified self-dual gravity
- Spin foam models for quantum gravity
- SPIN foams and canonical quantization
- The Chern-Simons invariant as the natural time variable for classical and quantum cosmology.
- Timelike surfaces in Lorentz covariant loop gravity and spin foam models
Cited in
(5)- Varying \(\Lambda\) theory revisited
- scientific article; zbMATH DE number 57854 (Why is no real title available?)
- Pure Lorentz spin connection theories and uniqueness of general relativity
- Hamiltonian formulation of gravity as a spontaneously-broken gauge theory of the Lorentz group
- Spectrum of pure R^2 gravity: full Hamiltonian analysis
This page was built for publication: Canonical structure of minimal varying \(\Lambda\) theories
Report a bug (only for logged in users!)Click here to report a bug for this page (MaRDI item Q5163083)
