Generalized Ashtekar variables for Palatini f(R) models

We consider special classes of Palatini f(R) theories, featured by additional Loop Quantum Gravity inspired terms, with the aim of identifying a set of modified Ashtekar canonical variables, which still preserve the SU(2) gauge structure of the standard theory. In particular, we allow for affine con...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Flavio Bombacigno, Simon Boudet, Giovanni Montani
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2021-02-01
Series:Nuclear Physics B
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0550321320303667