Title
A systematic construction of curved phase space: A gravitational gauge theory with symplectic form
Document Type
Article
Journal/Book Title/Conference
Journal of Physics: Conference Series
Volume
360
Publication Date
2012
DOI
10.1088/1742-6596/360/1/012013
Abstract
General relativity can be constructed as a gauge theory using the quotient manifold strategy of [1, 2]. We consider a conformal gauging where the geometry is far richer than normal spacetime, including a symplectic form and the necessary emergence of Lorentzian signature. The resulting 2n-dim manifold constitutes a relativistic phase space, and general relativity is recovered when we demand that the momentum space is flat. However, the full geometry allows for curved phase space.
Recommended Citation
Hazboun, J. S., & Wheeler, J. T. (2012). A systematic construction of curved phase space: A gravitational gauge theory with symplectic form. Journal of Physics: Conference Series, 360, 012013. doi:10.1088/1742-6596/360/1/012013
Comments
Published by Institute of Physics in Journal of Physics: Conference Series. Author post print available through link above. Publisher version requires subscription and is available at here.
Paper was presented at Loops 11 Conference in Madrid, 23 - 28 May 2011.