Closure of the algebra of constraints for a nonprojectable Ho\v{r}ava model

We perform the Hamiltonian analysis for a nonprojectable Horava model whose potential is composed of R and R^2 terms. We show that Dirac's algorithm for the preservation of the constraints can be done in a closed way, hence the algebra of constraints for this model is consistent. The model has an extra, odd, scalar mode whose decoupling limit can be seen in a linear-order perturbative analysis on weakly varying backgrounds. Although our results for this model point in favor of the consistency of the Ho\v{r}ava theory, the validity of the full nonprojectable theory still remains unanswered.Comment: Some comments added in conclusions and abstract. Version published in Phys. Rev. D. 15 pages, 1 figur

Singular Lagrangians and Its Corresponding Hamiltonian Structures

We present a general procedure to obtain the Lagrangian and associated Hamiltonian structure for integrable systems of the Helmholtz type. We present the analysis for coupled Korteweg‐de Vries systems that are extensions of the Korteweg‐de Vries equation. Starting with the system of partial differential equations it is possible to follow the Helmholtz approach to construct one or more Lagrangians whose stationary points coincide with the original system. All the Lagrangians are singular. Following the Dirac approach, we obtain all the constraints of the formulation and construct the Poisson bracket on the physical phase space via the Dirac bracket. We show compatibility of some of these Poisson structures. We obtain the Gardner ε‐deformation of these systems and construct a master Lagrangian which describe the coupled systems in the weak ε‐limit and its modified version in the strong ε‐limit

Quantum aspects of the gravitational-gauge vector coupling in the Ho\v{r}ava-Lifshitz theory at the kinetic conformal point

This work presents the main aspects of the anisotropic gravity-vector gauge coupling at all energy scales \i.e., from the IR to the UV point. This study is carry out starting from the 4+1 dimensional Ho\v{r}ava-Lifshitz theory, at the kinetic conformal point.The Kaluza-Klein technology is employed as a unifying mechanism to couple both interactions. Furthermore, by assuming the so-called cylindrical condition, the dimensional reduction to 3+1 dimensions leads to a theory whose underlying group of symmetries corresponds to the diffeomorphisms preserving the foliation of the manifold and a U(1) gauge symmetry. The counting of the degrees of freedom shows that the theory propagates the same spectrum of Einstein-Maxwell theory. The speed of propagation of tensorial and gauge modes is the same, in agreement with recent observations. This point is thoroughly studied taking into account all the $z=1,2,3,4$ terms that contribute to the action. In contrast with the 3+1 dimensional formulation, here the Weyl tensor contributes in a non-trivial way to the potential of the theory. Its complete contribution to the 3+1 theory is explicitly obtained. Additionally, it is shown that the constraints and equations determining the full set of Lagrange multipliers are elliptic partial differential equations of eighth-order. To check and assure the consistency and positivity of the reduced Hamiltonian some restrictions are imposed on the coupling constants. The propagator of the gravitational and gauge sectors are obtained showing that there are not ghost fields, what is more they exhibit the $z=4$ scaling for all physical modes at the high energy level. By evaluating the superficial degree of divergence and considering the structure of the second class constraints, it is shown that the theory is power-counting renormalizable