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Translational invariance of the Einstein-Cartan action in any dimension
We demonstrate that from the first order formulation of the Einstein-Cartan
action it is possible to derive the basic differential identity that leads to
translational invariance of the action in the tangent space. The
transformations of fields is written explicitly for both the first and second
order formulations and the group properties of transformations are studied.
This, combined with the preliminary results from the Hamiltonian formulation
(arXiv:0907.1553 [gr-qc]), allows us to conclude that without any modification,
the Einstein-Cartan action in any dimension higher than two possesses not only
rotational invariance but also a form of \textit{translational invariance in
the tangent space}. We argue that \textit{not} only a complete Hamiltonian
analysis can unambiguously give an answer to the question of what a gauge
symmetry is, but also the pure Lagrangian methods allow us to find the same
gauge symmetry from the \textit{basic} differential identities.Comment: 25 pages, new Section on group properties of transformations is
added, references are added. This version will appear in General Relativity
and Gravitatio
Darboux coordinates for the Hamiltonian of first order Einstein-Cartan gravity
Based on preliminary analysis of the Hamiltonian formulation of the first
order Einstein-Cartan action (arXiv:0902.0856 [gr-qc] and arXiv:0907.1553
[gr-qc]) we derive the Darboux coordinates, which are a unique and uniform
change of variables preserving equivalence with the original action in all
spacetime dimensions higher than two. Considerable simplification of the
Hamiltonian formulation using the Darboux coordinates, compared with direct
analysis, is explicitly demonstrated. Even an incomplete Hamiltonian analysis
in combination with known symmetries of the Einstein-Cartan action and the
equivalence of Hamiltonian and Lagrangian formulations allows us to
unambiguously conclude that the \textit{unique} \textit{gauge} invariances
generated by the first class constraints of the Einstein-Cartan action and the
corresponding Hamiltonian are \textit{translation and rotation in the tangent
space}. Diffeomorphism invariance, though a manifest invariance of the action,
is not generated by the first class constraints of the theory.Comment: 44 pages, references are added, organization of material is slightly
modified (additional section is introduced), more details of calculation of
the Dirac bracket between translational and rotational constraints are
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The Hamiltonian of Einstein affine-metric formulation of General Relativity
It is shown that the Hamiltonian of the Einstein affine-metric (first order)
formulation of General Relativity (GR) leads to a constraint structure that
allows the restoration of its unique gauge invariance, four-diffeomorphism,
without the need of any field dependent redefinition of gauge parameters as is
the case for the second order formulation. In the second order formulation of
ADM gravity the need for such a redefinition is the result of the non-canonical
change of variables [arXiv: 0809.0097]. For the first order formulation, the
necessity of such a redefinition "to correspond to diffeomorphism invariance"
(reported by Ghalati [arXiv: 0901.3344]) is just an artifact of using the
Henneaux-Teitelboim-Zanelli ansatz [Nucl. Phys. B 332 (1990) 169], which is
sensitive to the choice of linear combination of tertiary constraints. This
ansatz cannot be used as an algorithm for finding a gauge invariance, which is
a unique property of a physical system, and it should not be affected by
different choices of linear combinations of non-primary first class
constraints. The algorithm of Castellani [Ann. Phys. 143 (1982) 357] is free
from such a deficiency and it leads directly to four-diffeomorphism invariance
for first, as well as for second order Hamiltonian formulations of GR. The
distinct role of primary first class constraints, the effect of considering
different linear combinations of constraints, the canonical transformations of
phase-space variables, and their interplay are discussed in some detail for
Hamiltonians of the second and first order formulations of metric GR. The first
order formulation of Einstein-Cartan theory, which is the classical background
of Loop Quantum Gravity, is also discussed.Comment: 74 page