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BF description of higher-dimensional gravity theories

Year: 1999

Type: article

Abstract: In the first-order formalism, pure three-dimensional gravity is just the BF theory.Similarly, four-dimensional general relativity can be formulated as BF theory with an additional constraint term added to the Lagrangian.In this paper we show

Source: Advances in Theoretical and Mathematical Physics

DOI: 10.4310/atmp.1999.v3.n5.a3

Authors: L. Freidel, K. Krasnov, R. Puzio

Institutions: École Normale Supérieure de Lyon, Pennsylvania State University

Language: English

Topic: Relativity and Gravitational Theory

Subfield: Astronomy and Astrophysics

Field: Physics and Astronomy

Domain: Physical Sciences

Open Access status: bronze

Funders: National Science Foundation, University of Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania State University

Award: Theoretical Investigations in Classical and Quantum Gravity