The Quantum Cosmological Constant
We present an extension of general relativity in which the cosmological constant becomes dynamical and turns out to be conjugate to the Chern−Simons invariant of the Ashtekar connection on a spatial slicing. The latter has been proposed Soo and Smolin as a time variable for quantum gravity...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2019-09-01
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Series: | Symmetry |
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Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/2073-8994/11/9/1130 |