Dynamical Implementation of the Constraints in Conformal Gravity
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| author | Andrianopoli, L. D'Auria, R. Grosso, G. Ravera, L. |
| author_facet | Andrianopoli, L. D'Auria, R. Grosso, G. Ravera, L. |
| contents | We propose a first-order geometric Lagrangian for four-dimensional conformal gravity within the Cartan formulation, which yields, dynamically, the standard constraints on the fields, expected for conformal gravity. Upon imposing the dynamical constraints, together with the request of conformal invariance of the off-shell Lagrangian, the theory reduces to the standard expression for conformal gravity, in terms of quadratic curvature invariants. Our results clarify the geometric status of conformal gravity as a gauge theory and open the way to a similar dynamical implementation of the constraints in higher dimensions and supersymmetric extensions. |
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| spellingShingle | Dynamical Implementation of the Constraints in Conformal Gravity Andrianopoli, L. D'Auria, R. Grosso, G. Ravera, L. High Energy Physics - Theory General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology We propose a first-order geometric Lagrangian for four-dimensional conformal gravity within the Cartan formulation, which yields, dynamically, the standard constraints on the fields, expected for conformal gravity. Upon imposing the dynamical constraints, together with the request of conformal invariance of the off-shell Lagrangian, the theory reduces to the standard expression for conformal gravity, in terms of quadratic curvature invariants. Our results clarify the geometric status of conformal gravity as a gauge theory and open the way to a similar dynamical implementation of the constraints in higher dimensions and supersymmetric extensions. |
| title | Dynamical Implementation of the Constraints in Conformal Gravity |
| topic | High Energy Physics - Theory General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2602.09664 |