Husain-Kuchař model: Time variables and nondegenerate metrics

We study the Husain-Kuchař model by introducing a new action principle similar to the self-dual action used in the Ashtekar variables approach to quantum gravity. This new action has several interesting features, among them the presence of a scalar time variable that allows the definition of geometr...

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Autores: Barbero González, Jesús Fernando, Tiemblo, Alfredo, Tresguerres, Romualdo
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:1998
País:España
Institución:Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC)
Repositorio:DIGITAL.CSIC. Repositorio Institucional del CSIC
OAI Identifier:oai:digital.csic.es:10261/100568
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/10261/100568
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:[PACS] Fundamental problems and general formalism
[PACS] Canonical formalism, Lagrangians, and variational principles
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Sumario:We study the Husain-Kuchař model by introducing a new action principle similar to the self-dual action used in the Ashtekar variables approach to quantum gravity. This new action has several interesting features, among them the presence of a scalar time variable that allows the definition of geometric observables without adding new degrees of freedom, the appearance of a natural nondegenerate four-metric, and the possibility of coupling ordinary matter. © 1998 The American Physical Society