Topological roots of four dimensional gravity

Andrés Anabalón; Steven Willison; Jorge Zanelli

Topological roots of four dimensional gravity

Andrés Anabalón, Steven Willison, Jorge Zanelli

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Abstract

The connection between Einstein Gravity and the Euler characteristic is reviewed and a generalization is considered. In this way, a four dimensional action principle, gauge invariant under the conformal group, SO(4,2), is regarded as a possible generalization of Einstein theory. This theory is defined by a gauged Wess-Zumino-Witten form. The theory is briefly discussed and is shown how usual Einstein theory plus the cosmological constant term arise.

Original language	English
Journal	Proceedings of Science
State	Published - 2007
Externally published	Yes
Event	2007 Cargese Summer School on Cosmology and Particle Physics Beyond the Standard Models - Cargese, France Duration: 30 Jul 2007 → 11 Aug 2007

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Topological roots of four dimensional gravity

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