Generalized Poincaré algebras and Lovelock–Cartan gravity theory

We show that the Lagrangian for Lovelock–Cartan gravity theory can be reformulated as an action which leads to General Relativity in a certain limit. In odd dimensions the Lagrangian leads to a Chern–Simons theory invariant under the generalized Poincaré algebra B2n+1, while in even dimensions the L...

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Main Authors: P.K. Concha, D.M. Peñafiel, E.K. Rodríguez, P. Salgado
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2015-03-01
Series:Physics Letters B
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0370269315000489