A Real Polynomial Formulation of General Relativity in terms of Connections
Abstract
I show in this letter that it is possible to construct a Hamiltonian description for Lorentzian General Relativity in terms of two real SO(3) connections. The constraints are simple polynomials in the basic variables. The present framework gives us a new formulation of General Relativity that keeps some of the interesting features of the Ashtekar formulation without the complications associated with the complex character of the latter.
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