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The third way to 3D gravity

dc.creatorBergshoef, Eric
dc.creatorMerbis, Wout
dc.creatorRouth, Alasdair J
dc.creatorTownsend, Paul Kingsley
dc.date.accessioned2018-11-24T23:18:22Z
dc.date.available2015-09-07T09:32:43Z
dc.date.available2018-11-24T23:18:22Z
dc.date.issued2015-10-09
dc.identifierhttps://www.repository.cam.ac.uk/handle/1810/250511
dc.identifier.urihttp://repository.aust.edu.ng/xmlui/handle/123456789/3264
dc.description.abstractConsistency of Einstein’s gravitational field equation Gµν ∝ Tµν imposes a “conservation condition” on the T-tensor that is satisfied by (i) matter stress tensors, as a consequence of the matter equations of motion, and (ii) identically by certain other tensors, such as the metric tensor. However, there is a third way, overlooked until now because it implies a “nongeometrical” action: one not constructed from the metric and its derivatives alone. The new possibility is exemplified by the 3D “minimal massive gravity” model, which resolves the “bulk vs boundary” unitarity problem of topologically massive gravity with anti-de Sitter asymptotics. Although all known examples of the third way are in three spacetime dimensions, the idea is general and could, in principle, apply to higher-dimensional theories.
dc.languageen
dc.publisherWorld Scientific
dc.publisherInternational Journal of Modern Physics D
dc.titleThe third way to 3D gravity
dc.typeArticle


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