Explicit form of the Mann-Marolf surface term in (3+1) dimensions

Matt Visser
Phys. Rev. D 79, 024023 – Published 23 January 2009

Abstract

The Mann-Marolf surface term is a specific candidate for the “reference background term” that is to be subtracted from the Gibbons-Hawking surface term in order make the total gravitational action of asymptotically flat spacetimes finite. That is, the total gravitational action is taken to be: (EinsteinHilbert   bulk   term)+(GibbonsHawking   surface   term)(MannMarolf   surface   term). As presented by Mann and Marolf, their surface term is specified implicitly in terms of the Ricci tensor of the boundary. Herein, I demonstrate that, for the physically interesting case of a (3+1)-dimensional bulk spacetime, the Mann-Marolf surface term can be specified explicitly in terms of the Einstein tensor of the (2+1)-dimensional boundary.

  • Received 2 September 2008

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevD.79.024023

©2009 American Physical Society

Authors & Affiliations

Matt Visser*

  • School of Mathematics, Statistics, and Computer Science, Victoria University of Wellington, P.O. Box 600, Wellington, New Zealand

  • *matt.visser@mcs.vuw.ac.nz

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Vol. 79, Iss. 2 — 15 January 2009

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