Hamiltonian formulation of the teleparallel description of general relativity

Abstract

The Hamiltonian formulation of the teleparallel description of Einstein’s general relativity is established. Under a particular gauge fixing the Hamiltonian of the theory is written in terms of first class constraints. The algebra of the Hamiltonian and vector constraints resembles that of the standard Arnowitt–Deser–Misner formulation. This geometrical framework might be relevant as it is known that in manifolds with vanishing curvature tensor but with nonzero torsion tensor it is possible to carry out a simple construction of Becchi–Rouet–Stora–Tyutin-like operators.

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10.1063/1.530774

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