Hamiltonian formulation of unimodular gravity in the teleparallel geometry

J. F. da Rocha Neto, J. W. Maluf, and S. C. Ulhoa
Phys. Rev. D 82, 124035 – Published 20 December 2010; Erratum Phys. Rev. D 87, 069909 (2013)

Abstract

In the context of the teleparallel equivalent of general relativity, we establish the Hamiltonian formulation of the unimodular theory of gravity. Here we do not carry out the usual 3+1 decomposition of the field quantities in terms of the lapse and shift functions, as in the ADM formalism. The corresponding Lagrange multiplier is the timelike component of the tetrad field. The dynamics is determined by the Hamiltonian constraint H0 and a set of primary constraints. The constraints are first class and satisfy an algebra that is similar to the algebra of the Poincaré group.

  • Received 6 September 2010

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevD.82.124035

© 2010 The American Physical Society

Erratum

Erratum: Hamiltonian formulation of unimodular gravity in the teleparallel geometry [Phys. Rev. D 82, 124035 (2010)]

J. F. da Rocha Neto, J. W. Maluf, and S. C. Ulhoa
Phys. Rev. D 87, 069909 (2013)

Authors & Affiliations

J. F. da Rocha Neto1,*, J. W. Maluf1,†, and S. C. Ulhoa2,‡

  • 1Instituto de Física, Universidade de Brasília 70910-900, Brasilia, DF, Brazil
  • 2Instituto de Ciência e Tecnologia, Universidade Federal dos Vales do Jequitinhonha e Mucuri, 39100-000, Diamantina, MG, Brazil

  • *rocha@fis.unb.br
  • wadih@unb.br
  • sc.ulhoa@gmail.com

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Vol. 82, Iss. 12 — 15 December 2010

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