Introduces a new relation between BF theory and gravity.
problem Formulating gauge theories based on 2-connections.
method Categorical generalization of BF theory coupled to gravity.
result Alternative relation between BFCG and gravity.
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A non-lorentzian primerhep-th
Explains non-lorentzian theories and their dynamics.
problem Understanding non-lorentzian kinematics and dynamics.
method Review of kinematical spacetimes, construction of particle dynamics actions, discussion of gravity theories and field theories.
result Introduction and analysis of non-lorentzian gravity and field theories.
We developed a perturbation model for affine gravity theories.
problem Cosmological perturbations in theories without metric.
method Segregated perturbations into symmetric and antisymmetric components, decomposing into irreducible elements.
result Fully addressed gauge freedom in affine gravity theories.
A differential calculus, differential geometry and the E-R Gravity theory are studied on noncommutative spaces. Noncommutativity is formulated in the star product formalism. The basis for the gravity theory is the infinitesimal algebra of diffeomorphisms. Considering the corresponding Hopf algebra we find that the defo…
We argue that Horava-Lifshitz (HL) gravity provides the minimal holographic dual for Lifshitz-type field theories with anisotropic scaling and dynamical exponent z. First we show that Lifshitz spacetimes are vacuum solutions of HL gravity, without need for additional matter. Then we perform holographic renormalization …
New topological quantum gravity theories linked to Ricci flow.
problem Quantum gravity and geometric flows on manifolds.
method BRST quantization, gauging symmetries, localization.
result Path integral localized to Ricci flow solutions.
Ricci Flow Gravitygr-qc
A theory of gravitation is proposed, modeled after the notion of a Ricci flow. In addition to the metric an independent volume enters as a fundamental geometric structure. Einstein gravity is included as a limiting case. Despite being a scalar-tensor theory the coupling to matter is different from Jordan-Brans-Dicke gr…
Theory for gravity coupled with fields on manifolds with null-boundary.
problem Formulating a theory for gravity coupled with scalar, SU(n), and spinor fields on manifolds with null-boundary.
method Symplectic reduction of boundary fields and constraints analysis.
result The set of constraints does not form a first class system for the three couplings.
Conformally covariant parametrizations for initial data in some modified Einstein gravity theoriesmath.DG
We propose further conformal parametrizations for initial data in some modified Einstein gravity theories. Some of them give rise to conformally covariant systems.
Duality restored in gauge theory, gravity, and string theory models.
problem Restoring duality invariance in theories coupled to matter.
method Extending phase space to allow for violations of the algebraic Bianchi identity and considering the axion as the duality current.
result Duality current in NS-NS gravity is the divergence of the axion.
We simplify and extend a 6D conformal gravity theory to 8D, linking it to Q-curvature.
problem Constructing and understanding conformal gravity actions in different dimensions.
method Streamlined construction of 6D action, proving existence of 8D action, relating to Q-curvature.
result A unique 8D conformal gravity action exists with Einstein metrics as solutions.
The paper explores the connection between 3d gravity and Chern-Simons theory using affine group connections.
problem Exploring the relationship between 3d gravity and Chern-Simons theory.
method A variational problem of Chern-Simons type on a principal fiber bundle with general affine group structure is studied. The connection is established through a generalized notion of extension and reduction of connections.
result Established a correspondence between 3d gravity and Chern-Simons theory using affine group connections.
We study gravity duals to a broad class of N=2 supersymmetric gauge theories defined on a general class of three-manifold geometries. The gravity backgrounds are based on Euclidean self-dual solutions to four-dimensional gauged supergravity. As well as constructing new examples, we prove in general that for solutions d…
Pretty Good Gravitymath.DG
A theory of topological gravity is a homotopy-theoretic representation of the Segal-Tillmann topologification of a two-category with cobordisms as morphisms. This note describes a relatively accessible example of such a thing, suggested by the wall-crossing formulas of Donaldson theory.
Proves compact Cauchy horizons have constant surface gravity under null energy condition.
problem Proving compact Cauchy horizons have constant surface gravity.
method Combines ergodic theory, Hodge theory, and Riemannian flow theory.
result Compact Cauchy horizons admit a smooth lightlike tangent vector field of constant surface gravity.
A novel gravity theory based on Poisson Generalized Geometry is investigated. A gravity theory on a Poisson manifold equipped with a Riemannian metric is constructed from a contravariant version of the Levi-Civita connection, which is based on the Lie algebroid of a Poisson manifold. Then, we show that in Poisson Gener…
We present an introduction to the geometry of higher order vector and co-vector bundles (including higher order generalizations of the Finsler geometry and Kaluza--Klein gravity) and review the basic results on Clifford and spinor structures on spaces with generic local anisotropy modeled by anholonomic frames with ass…
The work extends the A. Connes' noncommutative geometry to spaces with generic local anisotropy. We apply the E. Cartan's anholonomic frame approach to geometrical models and physical theories and develop the nonlinear connection formalism for projective module spaces. Examples of noncommutative generation of anholonom…
A field theory is constructed in the context of parameterized absolute parallelism geometry. The theory is shown to be a pure gravity one. It is capable of describing the gravitational field and a material distribution in terms of the geometric structure of the geometry used (the parallelization vector fields). Three t…
Generalizes Hamiltonian theory for variational problems, applied to first order gravity.
problem Formulating Hamiltonian field theory for variational problems of general nature.
method Introduces a generalized Hamiltonian formalism without requiring a Hamiltonian section.
result Develops a novel multisymplectic Hamiltonian field theory for first order gravity.
We argue that the Einstein gravity theory can be reformulated in almost Kahler (nonsymmetric) variables with effective symplectic form and compatible linear connection uniquely defined by a (pseudo) Riemannian metric. A class of nonsymmetric theories of gravitation (NGT) on manifolds enabled with nonholonomic distribut…
We show that 3D gravity, in its pure connection formulation, admits a natural 6D interpretation. The 3D field equations for the connection are equivalent to 6D Hitchin equations for the Chern-Simons 3-form in the total space of the principal bundle over the 3-dimensional base. Turning this construction around one gets …
Prominent approaches to quantum gravity struggle when it comes to incorporating a positive cosmological constant in their models. Using quantization of a complex Chern-Simons theory we include a cosmological constant, of either sign, into a model of quantum gravity.
In these lectures we review how the symmetries of gravitational theories may be regarded as originating from those of "Yang-Mills squared". We begin by motivating the idea that certain aspects of gravitational theories can be captured by the product, in some sense, of two distinct Yang-Mills theories, particularly in t…
New approach to gravity theory sacrifices smoothness for ellipticity.
problem Developing a nonsmooth theory of gravity.
method Using a negative homogeneity p-d'Alembert operator to sacrifice linearity for ellipticity.
result Obtained a low-regularity splitting theorem.
Study of energy conservation in fourth-order gravity theories.
problem Conservation principles in fourth-order gravitational theories.
method Detailed analysis of energy concepts, focusing on quadratic Lagrangian and solutions.
result Presentation of positive energy theorems in restricted situations.
Relativitygr-qc
Explains Einstein's theory of gravity for mathematicians.
problem Einstein's theory of gravity.
method Introduction and explanation for a general mathematical audience.
result Motivates and explains Einstein's theory of gravity.
Einstein gravity in both 3 and 4 dimensions, as well as some interesting generalizations, can be written as gauge theories in which the connection is a Cartan connection for geometry modeled on a symmetric space. The relevant models in 3 dimensions include Einstein gravity in Chern-Simons form, as well as a new formula…
A relation between gravity on Poisson manifolds proposed in arXiv:1508.05706 and Einstein gravity is investigated. The compatibility of the Poisson and Riemann structures defines a unique connection, the contravariant Levi-Civita connection, and leads to the idea of the contravariant gravity. The Einstein-Hilbert-type …
We study the fractional gravity for spacetimes with non-integer dimensions. Our constructions are based on a geometric formalism with the fractional Caputo derivative and integral calculus adapted to nonolonomic distributions. This allows us to define a fractional spacetime geometry with fundamental geometric/physical …
Global EQG sums boundary states over manifold diffeomorphism classes.
problem Summing boundary states over manifold diffeomorphism classes.
method Formulated as classical statistical physics, weights determined by general principles.
result Hartle-Hawking state as a probability measure.
Study of Ricci flow equations in topological quantum gravity.
problem Understanding the geometry of time in quantum gravity.
method Two-step procedure in nonrelativistic superspace, gauging symmetries, BRST gauge-fixing.
result Equivalence to standard one-step gauge-fixing theory.
Improved formulation of spinfoam quantum gravity with cosmological constant, ensuring all amplitudes are finite and providing semiclassical asymptotics.
problem Ensuring the finiteness of spinfoam amplitudes and providing semiclassical asymptotics for quantum gravity.
method Using state-integral model of PSL(2, ) Chern-Simons theory and implementing simplicity constraint.
result All spinfoam amplitudes are finite and provide semiclassical asymptotics with oscillatory terms related to the Regge action.
Recent work by physicists on gravity in two dimensions has a natural generalization to four dimensions, formulated in terms of an analogue of Segal's category [defined for the study of conformal field theory].
New theory connects string theory to swampland distance conjecture.
problem Connecting string theory to swampland distance conjecture.
method Deformations of the heterotic superpotential, treating separately for large fluxes or large distances, integrating out fields to obtain a new field theory.
result New holomorphic theory defined, connects to swampland distance conjecture.
Study Codazzi tensors in space-times, linking to Cotton gravity.
problem Understanding Codazzi tensors and their role in space-times.
method Analyzing geometric properties and proving conditions for Codazzi tensors.
result Codazzi tensors restrict space-times, influencing energy-momentum tensors in Cotton gravity.
Finiteness predicts dualities in quantum gravity.
problem Finiteness of quantum gravity amplitudes in fully compactified theories.
method Relating moduli space compactifiability to duality group representations.
result Finiteness requires compact moduli spaces and semisimple duality group representations.
We generalize the recently discovered relationship between JT gravity and double-scaled random matrix theory to the case that the boundary theory may have time-reversal symmetry and may have fermions with or without supersymmetry. The matching between variants of JT gravity and matrix ensembles depends on the assumed s…
It is postulated that quantum gravity is a sum over causal structures coupled to matter via scale evolution. Quantized causal structures can be described by studying simple matrix models where matrices are replaced by an algebra of quantum mechanical observables. In particular, previous studies constructed quantum grav…
We propose a model of quantum gravity in arbitrary dimensions defined in terms of the BV quantization of a supersymmetric, infinite dimensional matrix model. This gives an (AKSZ-type) Chern-Simons theory with gauge algebra the space of observables of a quantum mechanical Hilbert space H. The model is motivated by previ…
Using the results and techniques of a previous paper where we proved the quantization of gravity we extend the former result by adding a Yang-Mills functional and a Higgs term to the Einstein-Hilbert action.
HR in 8D encodes unique conformal gravity with negative curvature.
problem Holographic Renormalisation in 8D Einstein Gravity.
method Relating HR to Topological Regularisation and adding the Euler term.
result The unique conformal gravity theory reproduces the polynomial and cancels divergent terms.
Paper connects 3D gravity averages to 2D CFT correlators.
problem Understanding 3D gravity partition functions.
method 3D topological field theories and mapping class group averages.
result Established a correspondence between 3D gravity averages and 2D CFT correlators.
Gravity derived from thermodynamics via optimal transport.
problem Equivalence between gravity and thermodynamics.
method Linking optimal transport to Raychaudhuri equation in warped-product spacetimes.
result Equivalence between gravity and concavity of entropy under time evolution.
Over the last two decades, many unexpected relations between exotic smoothness, e.g. exotic , and quantum field theory were found. Some of these relations are rooted in a relation to superstring theory and quantum gravity. Therefore one would expect that exotic smoothness is directly related to the quan…
We show that the De Donder form for second order gravity, defined in terms of Ostrogradski's version of the Legendre transformation applied to all independent variables, is globally defined by its local coordinate descriptions. It is a natural differential operator applied to the diffeomorphism invariant Lagrangian of …
We formulate an approach to the geometry of Riemann-Cartan spaces provided with nonholonomic distributions defined by generic off-diagonal and nonsymmetric metrics inducing effective nonlinear and affine connections. Such geometries can be modelled by moving nonholonomic frames on (pseudo) Riemannian manifolds and desc…
A first-order formulation of gravity is developed in which the fundamental fields consist of an SL(2,C) connection and two spinor-valued 1-forms. It is shown that the first term of an expansion of the Einstein-Hilbert action leads to an action for these fields which consists of dynamic L2 inner products of their covari…