Straightforward Hamiltonian analysis of \textit{BF} gravity in \(n\) dimensions

DOI10.1007/s10714-021-02821-3zbMath1483.83077arXiv2106.02057OpenAlexW3172880967MaRDI QIDQ2060529

Mariano Celada, Ricardo Escobedo, Merced Montesinos

Publication date: 13 December 2021

Published in: General Relativity and Gravitation (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/2106.02057

zbMATH Keywords

canonical analysis\textit{BF} gravitygeneral relativity in higher dimensions

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Kaluza-Klein and other higher-dimensional theories (83E15) Contact manifolds (general theory) (53D10) Constrained dynamics, Dirac's theory of constraints (70H45) Lagrangian formalism and Hamiltonian formalism in mechanics of particles and systems (70S05)

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