Global constants in (2+1)-dimensional gravity
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Global constants in (2+1)–dimensional gravity
The extended conformal algebra so(2, 3) of global, quantum, constants of motion in 2+1 dimensional gravity with topology R × T 2 and negative cosmological constant is reviewed. It is shown that the 10 global constants form a complete set by expressing them in terms of two commuting spinors and the Dirac γ matrices. The spinor components are the globally constant holonomy parameters, and their r...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Classical and Quantum Gravity
سال: 2004
ISSN: 0264-9381,1361-6382
DOI: 10.1088/0264-9381/21/3/015