Asymptotic symmetry algebra of Einstein gravity and Lorentz generators

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Main Authors: Fuentealba, Oscar, Henneaux, Marc, Troessaert, Cédric
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author Fuentealba, Oscar
Henneaux, Marc
Troessaert, Cédric
author_facet Fuentealba, Oscar
Henneaux, Marc
Troessaert, Cédric
contents The asymptotic symmetry algebra of four-dimensional Einstein gravity in the asymptotically flat context has been shown recently to be the direct sum of the Poincaré algebra and of an infinite-dimensional abelian algebra (with central charge) that includes the Bondi-Metzner-Sachs supertranslations. This result, obtained within the Hamiltonian formalism, yields a supertranslation invariant definition of the Lorentz generators (angular momentum and boosts). Definitions of Lorentz generators free from the ``supertranslation ambiguities'' have also been proposed recently at null infinity. We prove the equivalence of the two approaches for redefining the charges.
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spellingShingle Asymptotic symmetry algebra of Einstein gravity and Lorentz generators
Fuentealba, Oscar
Henneaux, Marc
Troessaert, Cédric
High Energy Physics - Theory
General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology
The asymptotic symmetry algebra of four-dimensional Einstein gravity in the asymptotically flat context has been shown recently to be the direct sum of the Poincaré algebra and of an infinite-dimensional abelian algebra (with central charge) that includes the Bondi-Metzner-Sachs supertranslations. This result, obtained within the Hamiltonian formalism, yields a supertranslation invariant definition of the Lorentz generators (angular momentum and boosts). Definitions of Lorentz generators free from the ``supertranslation ambiguities'' have also been proposed recently at null infinity. We prove the equivalence of the two approaches for redefining the charges.
title Asymptotic symmetry algebra of Einstein gravity and Lorentz generators
topic High Energy Physics - Theory
General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2305.05436