Hamiltonian analysis of -constrained BF theory

R Durka (1) , J Kowalski-Glikman

1 Institute for Theoretical Physics

In this paper we discuss canonical analysis of SO(4, 1) constrained BF theory. The action of this theory contains topological terms appended by a term that breaks the gauge symmetry down to the Lorentz subgroup SO(3, 1). The equations of motion of this theory turn out to be the vacuum Einstein equations. By solving the B field equations one finds that the action of this theory contains not only the standard Einstein-Cartan term, but also the Holst term proportional to the inverse of the Immirzi parameter, as well as a combination of topological invariants. We show that the structure of the constraints of a SO(4, 1) constrained BF theory is exactly that of gravity in Holst formulation. We also briefly discuss quantization of the theory.

Keywords: Physical Sciences

R Durka, J Kowalski-Glikman. Hamiltonian analysis of -constrained BF theory. Classical and Quantum Gravity, 2010, 27 (18), pp.185008. ⟨10.1088/0264-9381/27/18/185008⟩. ⟨hal-00625161⟩