Chern–Simons field theory on the general affine group, 3d-gravity and the extension of Cartan connections

DOI10.1063/5.0168465MaRDI QIDQ6188566zbMATH OpenOpenAlexFDO

Authors Santiago Capriotti

Publication date 7 February 2024

Published in Journal of Mathematical Physics (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL https://arxiv.org/abs/2305.18688

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Topological field theories in quantum mechanics (81T45) Kaluza-Klein and other higher-dimensional theories (83E15)

Abstract: The purpose of this article is to study the correspondence between $3d$-gravity and the Chern-Simons field theory from the perspective of geometric mechanics, specifically in the case where the structure group is the general affine group. To accomplish this, the paper discusses a variational problem of the Chern-Simons type on a principal fiber bundle with this group as its structure group. The connection to the usual Chern-Simons theory is established by utilizing a generalization, in the context of Cartan connections, of the notion of extension and reduction of connections.

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