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...
Main Authors: | , , , |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2015-03-01
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Series: | Physics Letters B |
Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0370269315000489 |
Summary: | 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 Lagrangian leads to a Born–Infeld theory invariant under a subalgebra of the B2n+1 algebra. It is also shown that torsion may occur explicitly in the Lagrangian leading to new torsional Lagrangians, which are related to the Chern–Pontryagin character for the B2n+1 group. |
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ISSN: | 0370-2693 |