Hamiltonian Analysis of Pre-geometric Gravity

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Main Authors: Addazi, Andrea, Capozziello, Salvatore, Marcianò, Antonino, Meluccio, Giuseppe
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Published: 2025
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author Addazi, Andrea
Capozziello, Salvatore
Marcianò, Antonino
Meluccio, Giuseppe
author_facet Addazi, Andrea
Capozziello, Salvatore
Marcianò, Antonino
Meluccio, Giuseppe
contents The Einstein-Cartan theory of gravity can arise from a mechanism of spontaneous symmetry breaking within the context of pre-geometric gauge theories. In this work, we develop the Hamiltonian analysis of such theories. By making contact with the ADM formalism, we show that all the results of canonical General Relativity are correctly recovered in the IR limit of the spontaneously broken phase. We then apply Dirac's algorithm to study the algebra of constraints and determine the number of degrees of freedom in the UV limit of the unbroken phase. We also discuss possible pathways toward a UV completion of General Relativity, including a pre-geometric generalisation of the Wheeler-DeWitt equation and an extended BF formulation of the pre-geometric theory.
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spellingShingle Hamiltonian Analysis of Pre-geometric Gravity
Addazi, Andrea
Capozziello, Salvatore
Marcianò, Antonino
Meluccio, Giuseppe
General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology
High Energy Physics - Theory
The Einstein-Cartan theory of gravity can arise from a mechanism of spontaneous symmetry breaking within the context of pre-geometric gauge theories. In this work, we develop the Hamiltonian analysis of such theories. By making contact with the ADM formalism, we show that all the results of canonical General Relativity are correctly recovered in the IR limit of the spontaneously broken phase. We then apply Dirac's algorithm to study the algebra of constraints and determine the number of degrees of freedom in the UV limit of the unbroken phase. We also discuss possible pathways toward a UV completion of General Relativity, including a pre-geometric generalisation of the Wheeler-DeWitt equation and an extended BF formulation of the pre-geometric theory.
title Hamiltonian Analysis of Pre-geometric Gravity
topic General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology
High Energy Physics - Theory
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2505.01272